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"The Robin Hoods" 1/7th, 2/7th & 3/7th Battns. Sherwood Foresters 1914-1918. Written by Officers of the Battalions. 1st Ed., 471pp., 63 photos. & sketches, 17 maps & diagrams (most fldg.). Nottingham: Bell. 1921  #68992
[HLMainPic] All three bns. served on the Western Front, including all main operations 1915-1918, also Easter Rising in Dublin 1916. Roll of Hon., awards. Appealing & detailed history with many illustrations & maps. Orig. green cloth, gilt, VG with an interesting, neat ink inscrip. "To Rand as a souvenir of our meeting at VERQUIN - 13th May 1918 and subsequent 'doings' at Labenviere and Choques. From Len. Nottingham Sept. 29th 1934." See illustrations on our website.   £95

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BROWNRIGG (Lt.-Gen. Sir Douglas) Unexpected (A book of memories). 1st Ed., 172pp., 17 plates. Hutchinson. nd (c.1944)  #63313
[HLMainPic] 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
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
[HLMainPic] 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
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  #61212
[HLMainPic] 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.   £125
MARSHALL (Lt.-Gen. Sir William, GCMG, KCB, KCSI, CB) Memories of Four Fronts. 1st Ed., xxii+340pp., 16 plates, maps & sketches. Benn. 1929  #67163
[HLMainPic] 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
MARSHALL (Lt.-Gen. Sir William, GCMG, KCB, KCSI, CB) Memories of Four Fronts. 1st Ed., xxii+340pp., 16 plates, maps & sketches. Benn. 1929  #67560
[HLMainPic] 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, gilt, somewhat stained & worn but overall sound. Value copy. See illustration on our website.   £35
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  #62449
[HLMainPic] 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
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
[HLMainPic] 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.   £125
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. 1st Ed., 158pp., portrait frontis., 3 plates. S.W. Partridge. 1915  #67475
[HLMainPic] 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, front little marked o/w VG. See illustration on our website.   £35
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. 6th Ed., 158pp., 190x130mm, portrait frontis., 3 plates. S.W. Partridge. 1915  #69343
[HLMainPic] James Wood Colin Taylor was educated at Rugby and "Having no special aptitude for study" he entered into a business career in London. He was, however, a keen Bible scholar, also a gymnast. He joined the Honourable Artillery Company in 1914, then obtained a commission in the 3rd (Special Reserve) Battalion Sherwood Foresters. He proceeded to France in June and was killed in action at Hooge, while attached to the 2nd Battalion, on 9th August 1915. He was twenty-eight years old and is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial. Includes letters from France with considerable allusion to God's work but also some details of his experiences and conditions at the Front. When he joined his battalion on 24th June 1915 he went straight into the trenches: "…in a torrent of rain, loaded with pack etc. The roads were awful, and so was the odour in certain spots… German flares were going up often… I am in a good dug-out and my servant, A., is in a smaller one quite near. I hope I shall soon get used to the banging, cracking, and swishing of different things. The mud is fairly bad, but far better than it must have been in the winter. I shall be glad of a sleep tomorrow. Washing will be a difficulty…" Also contains extracts from letters of condolence etc. including one from the aforementioned servant, Pte. F. Allis: "He was badly wounded in the head first, but he would not go out of action. He stayed with his men, and shortly after a shell knocked in part of the trench where he was standing, and that was the end… I don't want to be a servant again. I know I shall not get an officer like Mr. Taylor."Orig. green cloth, gilt, VG.   £35

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