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A History of United States Army Base Hospital No. 19, American Expeditionary Forces, Vichy, France, A.P.O. 781.
1st Ed., orig. printed wraps., 109pp., portrait frontis., approx. 20 photos., several maps & plans. Rochester, NY: Wegman-Walsh Press. nd (c.1920)
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Base Hospital No. 19 was one of several units located at Vichy which was the hospital center/centre for AEF wounded. It was the first to arrive & was placed in various hotels in the town. Various details of the work of the unit. Orig. dec. wraps., VG & rare. See illustration on our website.
£90
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A Short History of the 1st King's Dragoon Guards from the Regimental Records, Army Despatches & Othe Papers Connected with The History of the Regiment from its Formation in 1685 to 1929.
1st Ed., orig. dec. card wraps., 66pp., portrait frontis. Aldershot: G&P.
1931
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The 1st KDG did not publish a WW1 history so this work has value for its concise but informative account of the regiment's services in France & Flanders with the Lucknow Cavalry Brigade 1914-17, with much on 1915. The regiment returned to Meerut at the end of 1917 & participated in the 3rd Afghan War 1919. Appendices include a statement of "Dates & Places in Which The Regiment was Billeted, Camped, Bivouacked, or In Trenches, From November 12th, 1914, up to October 26th, 1917" also a Great War Roll of Hon. (listing those killed & wounded), WW1 awards roll, plus similar listings for Afghan War 1919. Little chipped, VG ex-IWM with minor stamps inc. 'Withdrawn' stamp inside rear cover. Uncommon. See illustration on our website.
£45
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Artillery & Trench Mortar Memories, 32nd Division.
1st Ed., 687pp. Printed by Unwin Bros.
1932
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Very substantial compilation by Old Comrades, containing diaries of Lt. A.B. Scott, MC, of "X" & "W" TM Batteries & Reconnaissance Officer, 32nd Div. Artillery HQ; Rev. R.E. Grice-Hutchinson, MC, Chaplain, 32nd Div. Artillery; late Major L. Heathcote-Amory, Staff Capt., 32nd Div. Artillery (DoW Aug. 1918) & brief recollections by seven others. Orig. blue cloth, gilt, VG. See illustration on our website.
£145
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Camion Letters From American College Men, Volunteer Drivers of The American Field Service in France, 1917.
1st Ed., xii+101pp. NY: Henry Holt & Co.
1918
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Letters of ten volunteer drivers (mostly from Cornell University) serving with the French Army at the Front. Orig. blue cloth, paper title labels to front & sp., VG. See illustration on our website.
£45
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Concerning Base Hospital No. 5. A Book Published for the Personnel of Base Hospital No. 5. France, 1917-18-19.
1st Ed., 120pp., 4to, approx. 40 photos. (inc. several portraits, but mainly hospital scenes & areas where the unit worked). Printed by the Barta Press, Boston. nd (c.1920)
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Excellent, large format & well illustrated record of this American Base Hospital based mainly in Northern France & Flanders, 1917-19. Excellent quality production with nicely reproduced photos. Appendices include detailed notes on the services of both male & female staff, list of awards, &c. Harvey Cushing was a member of this unit & his details & portrait appear within. Orig. blue paper covd. boards with gilt title to front & darker blue cloth backstrip, VG throughout & rare. See illustration on our website.
£145
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Diary of Section VIII American Ambulance Field Service.
1st Ed., [vii]+71pp. Printed for Private Distribution Only.
1917
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Account of the motor ambulance column's work in France, with roll of members. Orig. blue paper covd. boards with label to front, little rubbed/worn, VG. See illustration on our website.
£65
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L‚gion d'Honneur Annuaire Officiel... contient les noms de tous les membres de l'Order de la L‚gion d'Honneur aur 1er. Avril 1929.
1st Ed., 2469pp (+ prelims., adverts &c.). Paris: Librairie Aristide Quillet.
1929
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Rolls of holders of the various classes of the order with date admitted & in what capacity (i.e. rank & regiment, or civil engineer, &c.). The main body consists of French & French Colonial recipients followed by those from other countries. The British section lists around 2600 recipients. Orig. red cloth, gilt, VG. A weighty tome. See illustration on our website.
£50
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Le Crapauillot: The Chronicle of 101st Trench Mortar Battery & its Activities During the World War.
1st Ed., orig. printed wraps., 116pp., 4to, num. portraits & other photos., lge. fldg. group photo. of unit bound in at end (this split & chipped but complete). Lewiston, Maine: Journal Print Shop. nd (c.1920)
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A record of this American unit in France in 1918, Chemin des Dames &c., nominal rolls &c. Orig. red printed wraps., worn but sound. See illustration on our website.
£45
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Letters of Ivar Campbell Written Between May 1915 & January 1916.
1st Eds., [iii]+106pp., portrait frontis. Privately Printed (by A.L. Humphreys).
1917
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Ivar Campbell, son of Lord & Lady George Campbell, grandson of the 8th Duke of Argyll, was Ed. at Eton & Christ Church College, Oxford. He received a commission in 3rd (SR) Bn, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, was attached to 1st Seaforth in France May 1915-Nov. 1915 when this bn. was posted to the Mesopotamian front. DoW received during the Battle of Sheikh Saad on 8/1/1916 & is commemorated on the Basra Memorial. "Letters" contains largely his letters from the Western Front, with the Indian Corps in the Bethune region & the Battle of Loos; thereafter a record of the move via Marseilles to Mesopotamia and arrival there: very soon after this he was killed. Orig. blue cloth, gilt, VG & scarce. See illustration on our website.
£145
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No. 26 General Hospital, British Expeditionary Force, France.
1st Ed., orig. printed wraps., 36pp., 6 photos. No imprint/date (1920s).
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In France from June 1915 onwards based at Etaples: a rare chronological record of events in which they were involved (with notes of incoming casualty statistics from the Somme &c.) plus an account of VAD work with the unit. VG. See illustration on our website.
£90
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