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HOME (William Douglas)
Sins of Commission.
1st Ed., 96pp. Wilby: Michael Russell.
1985
#69706
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Wartime letters written to his parents. At the beginning of WW2 the author registered as a Conscientious Objector; however, when called up he joined the Buffs & was commissioned, serving with the 7th Bn. (aka 141st Regt. Royal Armoured Corps) in Normandy. He was a Liaison Officer during the attack on Le Havre & learning of the German request to evacuate the citizens before the battle being refused, himself refused to participate in further operations, was court-martialled, cashiered & sentenced to one year in prison with hard labour. He was a son of the 13th Earl Home & younger brother of Alec Douglas-Home, stood for parliament (Liberal) on a number of occasions. Orig. green cloth, without dw.
£15
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ROSS (Peter Mabyn, MC)
To The Stars: A Tribute to the Junior Officers of the Royal Armoured Corps.
Illustrated by "MAC." Proceeds to R.A.C. Benevolent Fund. 1st Ed., 96pp., 7 photos., 19 cartoons. Bovington: R.A.C. Publications. nd [1946]
#62045
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A very informative & rather scarce account of the process of officer training at the RAC OCTU (at Sandhurst) during WW2, in all its facets, including the personal experiences of the author (who emerged from it as a 2nd Lieut. in 1942). Attractively produced with amusing sketches & a 20pp. 'Epilogue' recording the author's arrival in the Middle East where after top-up courses at the RAC Base Depot he was appointed a liaison officer at HQ BTE (British Troops Egypt) before joining his unit - 3rd RTR - where he was posted to command the Recce Troop in "A" Sqdrn. in time to participate in the Battle of El Alamein, of which he provides a graphic account, culminating in the brewing-up of his Dingo with consequent losses including himself wounded. (Note: Ross was awarded the MC for Alamein, later returned to 3 RTR & wounded again in Tunisia. In 1944 he returned to the RAC OCTU as an instructor. His war memoirs, "All Valiant Dust," were published in 1992.) Smith ("British Armoured Formations 1939-1945, A Bibliography") pps. 83, 172, 293. Orig. red cloth, gilt, sl. rubbed o/w VG.
£75
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WILSON (Capt. Andrew, MC)
Flame Thrower.
New Ed., 202pp., 7 photos., ep maps. VG in dw. Kimber.
1984
#69765
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Normandy to Arnhem with 141st Regt. RAC, armed with flame-throwing Churchill tanks. VG in dw.
£20
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