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BACON (M.) & LANGLEY (D.)
The Blast of War: A History of Nottingham's Bantams, 15th (S) Bn. Sherwood Foresters 1915-1919.
1st d., x+106pp., 4to, 58 illus. & maps. VG in dw. Nottm: Sherwood Press.
1986
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Western Front inc. Somme, Arras, 3rd Ypres &c. Roll of Hon. & various other rolls. VG in dw. See illustration on our website.
£30
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BROWNRIGG (Lt.-Gen. Sir Douglas)
Unexpected (A book of memories).
1st Ed., 172pp., 17 plates. Hutchinson. nd (c.1944)
#63313
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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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GRAVE (L.W. de)
The War History of the Fifth Battalion The Sherwood Foresters, Notts. & Derby Regiment 1914-1918.
1st Ed., xxiv+228pp., 17 plates., 9 maps. Derby: Bemrose.
1930
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Very detailed & very scarce, appealing history, Western Front throughout the war inc. 2nd Ypres, Loos, Gommecourt 1/7/16 &c. Roll of Hon., awards. Superior edition, orig. half black morocco, maroon cloth boards, gilt, little rubbed, VG with badge to front board & battalion patch to rear. See illustration on our website.
£125
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GRAVE (L.W. de)
The War History of the Fifth Battalion The Sherwood Foresters, Notts. & Derby Regiment 1914-1918.
1st Ed., xxiv+228pp., 17 plates., 9 maps. Derby: Bemrose.
1930
#66688
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Very detailed & scarce, appealing history, Western Front throughout the war inc. 2nd Ypres, Loos, Gommecourt 1/7/16 &c. Roll of Hon., awards. Orig. maroon cloth boards, gilt, somewhat rubbed & worn, generally VG with battalion patch to front See illustration on our website.
£75
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HALL (W.G.)
The Green Triangle: Being the History of the 2/5th Battalion The Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment) in the Great European War, 1914-1918.
With a Foreword by Brig.-Gen. T.W. Stansfeld, CMG, DSO. 1st Ed., xiv+197pp., 8 plates, 4 maps/plans. Letchworth: Garden City Press.
1920
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Served in Ireland (including the Easter Rising) then F&F from Feb. 1917: Passchendaele & Cambrai; Bullecourt & Mount Kemmel in 1918 then merged with 1/5th Bn. in August. Excellent & rare history. Orig. green cloth, titled in black, VG. See illustration on our website.
£145
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MARSHALL (Lt.-Gen. Sir William, GCMG, KCB, KCSI, CB)
Memories of Four Fronts.
1st Ed., xxii+340pp., 16 plates, maps & sketches. Benn.
1929
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France 1914 i/c 2nd Sherwood Foresters, spending the winter on the La Bassée front, then commanding 87th Bde., 29th Div., at Gallipoli 1915, GOC 27th Div. in Salonika & GOC III Indian Army Corps in Mesopotamia from Nov. 1916 & succeeded to command of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force on the death of Maude a year later. Orig. green cloth, titled in black (second issue binding), minor wear, VG. See illustrations on our website.
£75
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OATES (Lt.-Col. W.C., DSO)
The Sherwood Foresters in the Great War 1914-1918: The 2/8th Battalion.
1st Ed., 230pp., 7 photos., 7 maps (inc. 4 fldg.). Nottingham: Bell.
1920
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In Dublin during the Easter Rising & contains an account of the fighting there, then F&F from Feb. 1917 (with 59th Div., Ypres, Havrincourt Wood &c.). Roll of Hon., awards. Orig. green cloth, VG. See illustration on our website.
£65
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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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WOOD (John) Ed.
A Life Well Lived: A Memoir of James Wood Colin Taylor, Lt. 3rd Bn. Sherwood Foresters; born May 22nd 1887, Fell in Action at Hooge, Flanders, August 9th 1915.
2nd Ed., 158pp., portrait frontis., 3 plates. S.W. Partridge.
1916
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James Wood was Ed. at Rugby & "Having no special aptitude for study" entered a business career in London. joined the HAC 1914, then commissioned in the Sherwood Foresters & joined the 2nd Bn. in Flanders,. KiA after about six weeks at the front. Includes letters from France with considerable allusion to God's work (he was a keen Bible scholar) but also some details of his experiences & conditions at the front: he joined his battalion on 24th June 1915 "in a torrent of rain, loaded with pack etc. The roads were awful, & so was the odour in certain spots... German flares were going up often... I hope I shall soon get used to the banging, cracking & swishing of different things..." Orig. green cloth, gilt, VG. See illustration on our website.
£35
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