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BARNES (Capt. A.F.)
The Story of the 2/5th Bn. Gloucestershire Regt. 1914-1918.
1st Ed., 192pp., 39 illus., 12 maps. Gloucester: Crypt House Press.
1930
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France from May 1916 with 61st Div., Laventie, Somme, Arras &c. Roll of Hon., awards. Orig. green cloth, gilt, stained & somewhat worn but sound.
£25
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CHRISTIAN (Nick)
In the Shadow of Lone Tree: The Ordeal of Gloucestershire Men at the Battle of Loos, 1915.
1st Ed., laminated dec. wraps., 137pp., num. portraits & other photos., several maps. Printed for the author by M.D. Jenkins Ltd., Lydney, Glos.
1996
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Raising & services in France 1915 of 10th (S) Bn. Gloucestershire Regt., with numerous portraits (including the author's great uncle). VG & signed by author. See illustration on our website.
£25
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CROOP (Capt. J. Elmer, MD, MC, USA)
Twenty Months with the British Army: A Personal Narrative by an American Medical Officer, of the Mud, the Blood, the Filth & Furious Fighting of Flanders. How the Author Won a Captaincy & the Coveted War Cross, With Which He Was Personally Invested by King George of England.
1st Ed., 136pp., portrait frontis, & another portrait (leaving Buckingham Palace after MC investiture). Erie, PA; No imprint/date (presumed privately published, c.1920s).
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J. Elmer Croop was one of a number of American (MORC) Medical Officers who volunteered to serve with the BEF when there wa a shortage of doctors. He embarked for England in August 1917 at New York, was posted to the 57th Fd. Ambulance near Ypres in November, then to the 8th Glosters as RMO for most of 1918. Interesting, detailed & very rare account of his active service. Later (1958) author signature on last leaf. Orig. apple green cloth, titled in black to front board, VG. See illustration on our website.
£145
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HENDERSON-BLAND (Capt. R.)
Actor - Soldier - Poet.
Appreciation by Gen. Sir Hubert Gough. 1st Ed., 327pp., portrait frontis., 27 illus. VG in dw. Heath Cranton.
1939
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Western Front with 13th Gloucesters (Pioneers) 1916-18: Somme, Ypres, Messines, &c. About 100pp. concern WW1. Orig. green cloth, gilt, VG in little worn dw. See illustration on our website.
£45
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MARKS (Dean)
Bristol's Own: The 12th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment 1914-1918.
1st Ed., viii+304pp., 4to, num. photos. (inc. many portraits), several maps. VG in dw. Printed for the Author.
2011
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Raising, training & active service in France & Italy 1915-18, with much use of individuals' diaroes & letters, as well as official sources. Nominal rolls, casualties, awards. VG in dw & signed by author. See illustration on our website.
£25
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PAGAN (Brig.-Gen. A.W., DSO, DL)
Infantry: An Account of the 1st Gloucestershire Regiment During the War 1914-1918.
1st Ed., text + mapcase, xi+211pp., 14 fldg. & one small general map in separate case. Aldershot: G&P.
1951
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Very rare & in depth history by former CO who was evidently an exceptional & admired battalion commander, inc. ops. at Givenchy & Festubert in 1915, Loos, the Somme front 1916-17 & extensive service in the Ypres Salient from June 1917 through to the Final Advance in Flanders late in 1918, supported by excellent detailed maps, many with excellent operational detail &c. Orig. red cloth, VG ex-lib., sound & complete. See illustrations on our website.
£245
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STONE (George F.) & WELLS (Charles)
Bristol & The Great War 1914-1919.
1st Ed., xv+399pp., 30 photos. Bristol: Arrowsmith.
1920
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The military effort of the community, war work including care of sick & wounded, the port of Bristol, industry & labour, &c. Orig. blue cloth, gilt, sl. dusty o/w VG. See illustration on our website.
£45
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WYRALL (Everard)
The Gloucestershire Regiment in the War, 1914-1918: The Records of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd (SR) & 4th, 5th, 6th (First-Line TA) Battalions.
1st Ed., ix+347pp., frontis., 20 fldg. maps. Methuen.
1931
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All bns. served on the Western Front except 2nd Bn. in Salonika, & all main operations from Mons to the Final Advance are represented. Orig. blue cloth, gilt, VG. See illustration on our website.
£65
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