MOSES (Harry)
The Gateshead Gurkhas: A History of the 9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, 1859-1967.
1st Ed., orig. laminated card wraps., xii+441pp., num. photos., sketch maps &c. County Durham Books.
2001
#62855
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Detailed history with num. illus., almost entirely devoted to WW1 Western Front inc. Ypres 1915 & 1917, Somme 1916 &c., WW2 in Western Desert, Italy & NW Europe from D Day onwards (50th Div.). Roll of Hon. (WW1 & WW2) & awards (WW1 & WW2). VG. See illustration on our website.
£25
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ROSS (Capt. Robert B.)
The Fifty-First in France.
1st Ed., 313pp., 14 plates. VG in worn dw. H&S.
1918
#65514
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Western Front, May 1915-Dec. 1916 with 7th Gordon Highlanders: "This book is half way between personal reminiscence & an episodic history of the 51st Division" - Falls. Orig. blue cloth with paper onlay to front, VG in worn dw, with loss at head of front, pp. & rear panels. Uncommon in dw. See illustration on our website.
£60
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ROY (R.H.) Ed.
The Journal of Private Fraser 1914-1918 Canadian Expeditionary Force.
1st Ed., 334pp., 8 photos., 8 maps. VG in dw. Victoria, BC: Sono Nis Press.
1985
#65964
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Outstanding personal journal of a soldier in the 31st CEF inc. St. Eloi 1916, Ypres 1916 & 1917, the Somme, Vimy Ridge &c. Scarce hardback edition, VG in dw. See illustration on our website.
£25
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TRUSCOTT (Lt.-Col. R.F., OBE)
A Short History of The 16th Battalion The Sherwood Foresters (Chatsworth Rifles).
1st Ed., 288pp., 29 photos., 7 maps (most fldg.). Truscotts [printers].
1928
#66806
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Excellent, readable & rare history of bn. raised in 1915, Western Front from March 1916 to Armistice (39th Div.). Roll of Hon., awards, roll of officers. Orig. blue cloth, gilt, little rubbed & worn, generally VG & scarce. See illustration on our website.
£125
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