WYRALL (Everard)
The 17th (S) Bn. Royal Fusiliers 1914-1919.
1st Ed., viii+312pp., map. Methuen.
1930
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Western Front 1915-18: Battles of the Somme & Ancre, Arras, Bourlon Wood, German Offensive & Final Advance. Nominal roll, Roll of Hon. Orig. blue cloth, gilt, VG. This copy with interesting letter from 75140 Pte. F.H. Capewell, No. 2 Coy., 17th Royal Fusiliers, dated 22nd Feb. 1917, loosely inserted, describing his arrival in France &c., together with a letter from his sister, dated 5th April 1918, giving the news of his death "my brother Fred died of wounds received in the last big battle, on Monday April 1st. He was wounded on the Sunday 24th March & brought home on the Thursday following. A bullet hit him in the middle of the back.." Having been repatriated prior to his death from wounds, Pte. Frederick Harold Capewell, son of Brian Charles & Lily Rosina Capewell, of Clapham. London, is buried in South Norwood Cemetery, London. See illustration on our website.
£75
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