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AINSWORTH (Maj. J.F.) Ed.
The Royal Sussex Regiment: The Last Twenty Years, 1948-1967.
1st Ed., orig. laminated wraps., 44pp., 25 photos. Chichester: Royal Sussex Regimental Assoc.
1974
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The regiment served in Jordan, Germany, Egypt, Korea, Radfan, Malta & Aden, but had minimal involvement in active operations. VG. See illustration on our website.
£35
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BIDDER (Major H.F., DSO ["Orex"])
Three Chevrons.
1st Ed., ix+241pp. Bodley Head (On Active Service series).
1919
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Letters of a regular officer, 2nd Sussex, Western Front 1914-16 & 1917 as Bde. MG Officer, commander of an MG Coy., an infantry bn. & on the staff. The 'chevrons' of the title refer to the service chevrons worn on the right sleeve for each year of overseas service, blue for 1914-15 & red for each subsequent year. Orig. dec. cloth, VG & very scarce volume in the 'On Active Service' series. See illustration on our website.
£95
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BIDDER (Major H.F., DSO ["Orex"])
Three Chevrons.
1st Ed., ix+241pp. VG in chipped dw. Bodley Head (On Active Service series).
1919
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Letters of a regular officer, 2nd Sussex, Western Front 1914-16 & 1917 as Bde. MG Officer, commander of an MG Coy., an infantry bn. & on the staff. The 'chevrons' of the title refer to the service chevrons worn on the right sleeve for each year of overseas service, blue for 1914-15 & red for each subsequent year. Orig. dec. cloth, blindstamped & titled in red & blue, cloth little rubbed, generally VG in rare & chipped/torn but neatly presented dw, with author inscrip. on half title "From H.F. Bidder / Feb/1933" In another hand, above the presentation inscrip., is written "H.V. Smoth." Scarce volume in the 'On Active Service' series & works in the series are most elusive in their jackets. See illustration on our website.
£225
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BLUNDEN (Edmund)
Fall In, Ghosts. An Essay on A Battalion Reunion.
1st Ed., 32pp., VG in tissue dw. The White Owl Press.
1932
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Brilliant encapsulation of the life & spirit of the service bn., 11th Sussex (aka First Southdowns or Lowther's Lambs) in which Blunden served, inspired by his attendance at the 1928 reunion. It appeared as No. 1 in a series "Contemporary Essays" edited by Sylvia Norman, whom Blunden was endeavouring to encourage & whom he married in 1933, & is No. 25 of 50 copies, numbered & signed "Edmund Blunden" below the limitation. The essay later appeared in the Criterion Miscellany & in "The Mind's Eye", a collection of Blunden's essays in 1934, but this peculiarly personal 1st Ed. is very rare indeed. Near mint qtr. parchment over striking dec. paper boards, still protected by the orig. & near fine tissue dw., retained in fine quality custom-made drop-side box of fairly recent date, with gilt titled red morocco sp. & small oval to front with "AV" monogram. Superb copy. See illustrations on our website.
£475
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FAZAN (Col. E.A.C., MC, TD)
Cinque Ports Battalion: The Story of the 5th Bn. The Royal Sussex (TA) formerly 1st Cinque Ports Rifle Volunteer Corps.
1st Ed., xv+176pp., illus. VG n dw. For the Regt.
1971
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Including WW1 France & Italy, WW2 Dunkirk, Middle East & PAIFORCE. VG in dw, nice copy. See illustration on our website.
£25
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RUTTER (Owen)
The History of the 7th (Service) Bn. The Royal Sussex Regiment 1914-1919.
1st Ed., xix+347pp., 8 plates, 23 maps (one fldg.). For the Bn.
1934
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Detailed bn. history, 12 Div. F&F 1915-18, inc. Loos, Somme, Arras, Cambrai, Amiens &c. Roll of Hon., officers' services. Orig. cloth, gilt, worn & stained but sound & complete. See illustration on our website.
£25
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RUTTER (Owen)
The History of the 7th (Service) Bn. The Royal Sussex Regiment 1914-1919.
1st Ed., xix+347pp., 8 plates, 23 maps (one fldg.). VG in dw. For the Bn.
1934
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Detailed bn. history, 12 Div. F&F 1915-18, inc. Loos, Somme, Arras, Cambrai, Amiens &c. Roll of Hon., officers' services. Orig. cloth, gilt, VG in chipped but attractive dw. See illustration on our website.
£50
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SILVESTER (Rev. J.) Comp.
A "Royal Sussex" Hero: Memorials of Lieutenant Anson Lloyd Silvester [1888-1914] With extracts from his Journals & Letters.
Ed. by J.S., Preface by Rev. W.J. de Kilpeck. 1st Ed., viii+137pp., 5 portraits, plate. Chas. C. Thynne.
1920
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Silvester was a cleric's son Ed. at Dean Close, Ascham College, Clacton, Trent College then Jesus College, Oxford, 1908-12 where he was a member of the Oxford Univ. OTC, becoming a Cadet Sergeant. Whilst studying for a Consular Service appointment, in 1913 he obtained a Special Reserve commission in the Royal Sussex Regiment. Mobilised in 1914, he left for the front on 27th Sept., joined the 2nd Bn. on the Aisne & fought with it through First Ypres & was KiA during a counter-attack near Cuinchy on 31st Dec. 1914. Contains a memoir, extracts from letters & various contributions from men of his Regiment adding detail on his active service experience. Orig. blue cloth, gilt, VG. See illustration on our website..
£220
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