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New Zealanders in Brockenhurst: The No. 1 New Zealand General Hospital, 1916-1919.
1st Ed., orig. dec. wraps., 16pp., several photos., plan. Brockenhurst: The Vicar & PCC.
1996
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An illustrated account plus Roll of Hon. of around 60 NZ servicemen who died at the hospital. VG. See illustration on our website.
£15
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On the ANZAC Trail: Being Extracts from the Diary of a New Zealand Sapper.
By "ANZAC." 1st Ed., ix+210pp. Heinemann.
1916
#60901
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The author served in the Boer War & had lived in NZ but was with his parents in Ireland in 1914. Answered an advert for New Zealanders to enlist at the High Commission in London & trained with this contingent of about 200 men at Salisbury Plain until shipped out to Egypt in December: describes life in Zeitoun camp, the Aussie riots in Cairo which he witnessed, then diary of a month at Gallipoli until severely wounded (probably at Quinn's Post) & invalided. Orig. red cloth, blocked black, VG. See illustration on our website.
£75
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Regimental History of New Zealand Cyclist Corps in The Great War 1914-1918.
By Officers. 1st Ed., 139pp., portrait frontis., 40 photos. Auckland: W&T.
1922
#66111
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"An interesting & complete account of this small Corps... Almost the entire narrative is devoted to their services in Egypt & on the Western Front... they saw much hard service at Messines, Gravenstafel, Passchendaele, Kemmel, etc., in the infantry role & as cable layers." - Perkins. Roll of Hon., awards, nominal rolls. Orig. brown cloth, titled in black, VG & scarce. See illustrations on our website.
£145
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Royal N.Z. Artillery: 16th Field Regiment 1950-1954.
1st Ed., orig. dec wraps., 29pp., 4to, plate, 2 maps. No imprint/date [For the Regiment, contemp.]
#64789
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Rare & surprisingly detailed record of this regiment's service in the Korean War with the Commonwealth Division. Roll of Hon., awards. The maps are usefully augmented with details of the various positions shown. Orig. wraps., produced in dup. typescript, VG. See illustrations on our website.
£60
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The Great War, 1914-1918. New Zealand Expeditionary Force Roll of Honour.
1st Ed., xxviv+358pp., 7 plates. Wellington, NZ: W.A.G. Skinner, Govt. Printer.
1924
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Contains a complete roll of Great War NZ casualties, 18,166 in all, noting their no., rank, name, regt. & cause of death, plus introductory notes on the various NZEF memorials in France, Gallipoli, Palestine, & other notes. Orig. printed paper covd. board, titled in black. 1000 copies printed & rare. See illustrations on our website.
£145
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BILCLIFFE (John)
Well Done the 68th: The Durhams in the Crimea & New Zealand 1854-1866.
1st Ed., x+347pp., 145 illus., 5 maps. VG in dw. Chippenham: Picton.
1995
#61795
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Based on the letters & diaries of eleven officers & men who participated in these campaigns, plus Roll of Hon., awards, biographical details of many officers & soldiers. Well illustrated & acclaimed history. VG in dw. Se illustration on our website.
£25
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BURTON (Ex-2nd Lt. O.E., MM)
The Silent Division: New Zealanders at the Front: 1914-19.
Foreword by Maj.-Gen. Sir Andrew Russell. 1st Ed., x+326pp. VG in sl. chipped dw. Sydney: Angus & Robertson.
1935
#64674
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The NZEF experience of Gallipoli, France & Flanders based on author's service with 2nd Bn. Auckland Regt. from the initial landing at ANZAC to the end of the war. Not in Perkins. Burton also wrote the Auckland regimental history; in WW2 he was imprisoned as a conscientious objector. Orig. red cloth, titled in black, VG in attractive dw, this sl. chipped /torn & sl. stained. From the library of Henry Williamson, uninscribed but with a few later (biro) notes to rear ep referencing pages/events, plus a few passages marked with a some brief marginal annotations in the Passchendaele chapters. Nice copy overall, rare in dw. See illustration on our website.
£500
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BURTON (Ex-2nd Lt. O.E., MM)
The Silent Division: New Zealanders at the Front: 1914-19.
Foreword by Maj.-Gen. Sir Andrew Russell. 1st Ed., x+326pp. VG in sl. chipped dw. Sydney: Angus & Robertson.
1935
#65509
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The NZEF experience of Gallipoli, France & Flanders based on author's service with 2nd Bn. Auckland Regt. from the initial landing at ANZAC to the end of the war. Not in Perkins. Burton also wrote the Auckland regimental history; in WW2 he was imprisoned as a conscientious objector. Orig. red cloth, titled in black, VG in chipped (but neatly internally repaired) dw, most presentable thus & rare in the jacket. See illustrations on our website.
£265
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BYRNE (Lt. J.R., NZFA)
New Zealand Artillery in the Field 1914-18.
1st Ed., xii+314pp., 30 photos., 10 maps. Auckland: W&T.
1922
#65330
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Campaigns in Gallipoli 1915 & Western Front 1916-18, inc. Somme, Messines & Passchendaele, 1918 retreat in the Salient then final advance across Hindenberg Line to the skilful taking of Le Quesnoy in the final days of the war. Awards roll. Orig. blue cloth, dec. & gilt, VG. See illustration on our website.
£120
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CUNNINGHAM (W.H., DSO), TREADWELL (C.A.L., OBE) & HANNA (J.S.)
The Wellington Regiment N.Z.E.F. 1914-1919.
1st Ed., xii+399pp., portrait frontis., 39 photos., 2 fldg. maps., fldg. graph (NZEF strength &c.). Wellington: Ferguson & Osborn.
1928
#64957
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Gallipoli 1915 then France 1916-18 inc. a period of patrols & raids, Somme 1916, the Salient from March 1917, Battles of Messines & 3rd Ypres, 1918 Somme sector & final advance. Roll of Hon., awards. "The narrative is clear & informative. A substantial work, it is said to be one of the best unit histories not to have been sponsored by the NZ Govt." - Perkins. Orig. dec. cloth, gilt, selotape residue to eps o/w nice clean copy in orig. dec. cloth binding. See illustration on our website.
£220
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