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MITCHELL (G.D., MC, DCM)
Backs to the Wall.
1st Ed., [v]+281pp. VG in worn dw. Sydney: Angus & Robertson.
1937
#69997
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Rare personal memoir of service in France & Flanders 1916-18 by George Deane Mitchell of 48th Bn. AIF, inc. Somme, Bullecourt, Messines & the German Spring Offensive of 1918 & the battle of Hamel. A Lewis Gunner until taking a commission, his record (vide Australian archives) was not entirely creditable, but he was twice decorated for outstanding acts of gallantry, commissioned in the Field, & went on to see further service in WW2. Orig. red cloth, titled in black, VG in rare & very striking, but incomplete dw: the front flap is missing & the sp. panel is chipped with loss at head & tail, as well as overall wear.
£145
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