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[67 Pioneer Company, 21 Army Group]
B.L.A. June 1944-June 1945: Normandy to Neuminster with 67 Coy. [Together with:] A History of 67 Pioneer Company.
1st Ed., orig. dec. wraps., 8pp. No imprint/date, but Germany, c.1946 [And:] 4pp. foolscap dup. typescript, dated Sept. 1945, BAOR.
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The typescript piece describes the formation of 67th Coy., Pioneer Corps, in 1939, its service in France in 1940 & evacuation via St. Nazaire, training in UK & services in NW Europe from June 1944 onwards. The second, printed, souvenir records in different detail the unit's work in NW Europe 1944-45. Both items scarce & VG. See illustration on our website.
£50
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ARIS (G.)
The Fifth British Division 1939-1945, Being an Account of the Journey & Battles of a Reserve Div. in Europe, Africa & Asia.
1st Ed., xi+266pp., col. frontis, plates, maps. VG in dw. Printed for the Div.
1959
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A much travelled formation: BEF 1940, Norway, Madagascar, Paiforce, Sicily, Italy & the advance through the Low Countries to Germany. Orig. cloth, gilt, little smoky o/w VG in dw. See illustration on our website.
£45
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BROWNRIGG (Lt.-Gen. Sir Douglas)
Unexpected (A book of memories).
1st Ed., 172pp., 17 plates. Hutchinson. nd (c.1944)
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Sherwood Foresters 1905; DAAG 13th Div. 1914, Gallipoli 1915-16 & AA&QMG 13th Div. Mesopotamia 1916-18. Staff College 1920, various staff appts. & GOC 51st Div. Adjutant-General to the BEF in France, 1940. Interesting views on Gallipoli & Mesopotamia. Orig. brown cloth, titled in white, scar/scratch to sp. o/w VG with armorial bookplate of Hugh, Lord Sherwood. See illustration on our website.
£45
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GOUGH (Brig. Guy F., DSO, MC)
Thirty Days to Dunkirk: The Royal Irish Fusiliers, May 1940.
1st Ed., xiv+180pp., 24 photos., 3 maps. VG in dw. Wrexham: Bridge Books.
1990
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Diary of the commanding officer, 1st Bn. RIF in France in 1940. VG in dw. See illustration on our website.
£15
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