Historical Record of 125 Heavy Battery, R.G.A., in France.
Bound photocopy of unpublished typescript history, 8pp., foolscap. nd (compiled c.1920s)
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A good account of service in France from April 1916 to the armistice, including Battle of the Somme 1916, Final advance near Cambrai 1918, &c., plus much work in the line in between major events. Casualties & awards, to all ranks, noted with some detail in the text. Recent plain blue cloth, VG. See illustration on our website.
£35
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Work of the Royal Engineers in the European War, 1914-19. Military Mining.
1st Ed., x+148pp., 29 photos., 61 plates/diagrams/sketches (many fldg.). Chatham: Mackay & Co. for the Institution of Royal Engineers.
1922
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Superb & now very rare reference on Western Front mining: outline history of operations, technical aspects & mine rescue, with splendid illustrations inc. fldg. maps of trench & tunnel systems, aerial photos., photos. & sketches of methods & equipment. Orig. blue cloth, gilt, little chipped, VG. See illustrations on our website.
£225
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The Inns of Court Officers Training Corps Standing Orders 1927.
64pp., 8 photos. Printed For Private Circulation by Rivingtons, Covent Garden.
1927
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Short history plus details of the Corps & its terms of enlistment, regimental regulations &c., plus excellent photo. plates depicting NCOs & Men (Cavalry & Infantry)Marching Order; Horse Marching Order; Camp-Lay-out of Kit. Contemp. ink ownership of "R.H.B. Whyte 'B' Company." Orig. green cloth, little serviceworn, VG. See illustration on our website.
£25
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Natal Field Artillery Centenary 1862-1962. Durban, Pietermaritzburg.
Orig. dec. card wraps., [iii]+25pp., 25 photos. Printed by The Natal Witness, Pietermaritzburg. Contemp.
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Useful & well illustrated short account of the regiment, inc. Roll of Commanding Officers & Roll of Hon. for WW2. "Surprisingly, this is the only free-standing published record of one of South Africa's longest serving units... it fought in the Anglo-Boer War at Elandslaagte & in Northern Natal... Mobilised again in 1914, it took part in the GSWA campaign. In WWII, the NFA saw much action, & suffered many casualties, in the Western Desert... All of this is covered in condensed but useful detail." - Perkins. Covs. little marked, VG & scarce. See illustration on our website.
£35
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The War History of the 1st/4th Battalion The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1914-1918.
1st Ed., 193pp., 4to, 18 photos., 13 maps (8 coloured & fldg.). Preston: Geo. Toulmin.
1921
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Festubert, Somme, 3rd Ypres, Cambrai. Roll of Hon. (including those wounded, with date &c., awards. A superior quality history with excellent atmospheric narrative compiled entirely by men of the bn., with fine maps & illustrations. Orig. green cloth with red formation patch & gilt regimental badge to front, stating to covs. o/w VG & very scarce. See illustration on our website.
£120
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A Short Record of the Services & Experiences of the 5th Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers in The Great War.
1st Ed., 44pp., map. [Dublin, 1919].
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Service battalion raised in 1914, landed at Suvla Bay in August 1915, went on to Salonika &c. Concise accounts of campaign service plus rolls of officers. Rare, & a very nice clean copy. Orig. blue cloth, gilt to front. See illustration on our website.
£145
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Battery Record. "D" Battery 1915-1916-1917. [A Short Diary of "D" Battery 242nd (Army) Bde. R.F.A.]
Unpublished typescript history. [x]+75pp. No imprint/date but. c.1920 with small label at rear of Cambridge Univ. Typewriting Office.
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New Army Battery raised at Tidworth in April 1915 & proceeded to France at the end of July & operated on the Somme front (with 48th Div.) throughout 1916 & the spring of 1917 when they supported the Canadian attack at Vimy Ridge, then in the Salient for Messines, after the second day of which battle this account closes (the writer presumably being a casualty of that event.) An informative day-to-day record including notes of officers & men who were casualties. Includes rolls of officers & sergeants who served with the Battery, roll of awards & Roll of Honour. Original typescript of unpublished history retained by cord in khaki cloth binding, VG & unique. See illustrations on our website.
£375
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The 7th Battalion Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders (T.A.) Their Peacetime Life 1908-1958.
1st Ed., orig. dec. wraps., 111pp. (inc. adverts)., num. portraits & several other photos. Glasgow: Paramount Press.
1958
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Life in this TA battalion during peacetime, accounts of annual camp, &c. with various rolls & named group photos., VG in orig. dec. laminated wraps. See illustration on our website.
£20
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From Otterpool to the Rhine with the 23rd Battery Canadian Field Artillery.
1st Ed., 48pp., fldg. plate, one other photo. Printed by Charles & Son, London. nd (c.1920).
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D/23rd Batt., 5th C.F.A. Brigade raised & trained in UK, F&F from Jan. 1916 with 4.5-inch Hows. inc. ops. at Ypres, Somme, Vimy, Passchendaele, Cambrai, Final Advance &c. Contains rolls of casualties plus nominal rolls of all ranks with service details. Orig. blue cloth, gilt to boards, little marked & worn, generally VG & rare. "This is a very brief record, but the basic facts are presented clearly & many individuals are named in the narrative." - Perkins. See illustrations on our website.
£95
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The History of the Locally Raised 160th Wearside Brigade Royal Field Artillery.
1st Ed., 41pp., 4to, frontis. (faux arms), 3 plates. Sunderland: Robert Youll, Printer. nd (c.1920)
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Rare record of 160th Bde. RFA, raised in Sunderland in 1915 & served in France/Flanders from Jan. 1916-1919 with the 34th Div., inc. Somme 1916, Arras 1917, Passchendaele, 1918 Battles &c. Short historical record followed by rolls of officers, NCOs & men who served with the unit, noting the battery to which they belonged, together with roll of those killed or wounded (including date), & awards roll. Contemp. half red leather binding, titled to front, little chipped & worn, generally VG & rare. See illustration on our website.
£145
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