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ADAMS (H.M.)
1916-1918: A War Diary.
1st Ed., [vi]+145pp. Worcester: Printed by Ebenezer Baylis & Son for the Author.
1922
#58626
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Very rare privately published memoirs of Capt. Herbert Mayow Adams, MC, who was Ed. at Marlborough & Oxford, embarked for France with 2/8th Worcesters (TF) 24th May 1916. They were part of the 61st (2nd South Midland) Division, & served with this formation on the Western Front until the end of the war, including operations at Fromelles in 1916, the Ancre & Ypres in 1917, the German counter-attack after Cambrai & Somme 1918. By January 1918 Adams was commanding "B" Coy. & was awarded the MC; he afterwards commanded No. 4 Section, "B'"Coy., 48th Bn. MGC in France & Italy during 1918. He did not paly a part in any major offensives, but his very detailed, matter-of-fact, account of several years of trench warfare, much of it spent in quiet but rarely uneventful sectors, provides a valuable account of war on the Western Front. He frequently mentions officers & men in his unit, & at the edn are rolls of "B" Coy., 2/8th Worcesters & his machine-gunners in 48th MG Battalion, as well as a detailed index. Orig. pale mottled paper covd. boards with wheat cloth backstrip, titled in black to sp., VG & rare privately printed memoirs. See illustration on our website.
£275
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SMITH (Capt. H. Raymond)
A Soldier's Diary: Sidelights on the Great War 1914-1918.
1st Ed., 123pp., portrait frontis., 13 plates. Evesham: Printed by the Journal Press.
1940
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Very scarce privately printed personal memoir of service with 1/8th Worcesters, 48th (South Midland) Div., France from April 1915; to No. 3 Officer Cadet Bn. at Bristol in Nov. 1916 & commissioned in Rifle Brigade. Served with 11th (S) Bn. in France 1917-18 inc. 3rd Ypres, Cambrai &c. Originally issued in somewhat fragile red wraps., this copy rebound in plain grey card with original sp. title to sp., VG thus. See illustration on our website.
£145
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STACKE (Capt. H. FitzM.)
The Worcestershire Regiment in the Great War.
1st Ed., xxx+667pp., 4to, 38 photo. plates, 22 drawings, 127 maps & plans. Kidderminster: Cheshire & Sons.
1928
#58552
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Detailed history of twelve bns. on active service inc. all main battles on Western Front, Gallipoli, Mesopotamia & Italy. Roll of Hon., awards &c. The most ambitious 1914-18 history in terms of scale, bulk & maps; an immense volume printed on art paper, far too heavy for the cloth used in the original binding: this copy ex-lib. & rebound in durable green cloth with gilt title to spine, internally VG throughout & complete with all maps &c. See illustration on our website.
£125
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STACKE (Capt. H. FitzM.)
The Worcestershire Regiment in the Great War.
1st Ed., xxx+667pp., 4to, 38 photo. plates, 22 drawings, 127 maps & plans. Kidderminster: Cheshire & Sons.
1928
#60534
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Detailed history of twelve bns. on active service inc. all main battles on Western Front, Gallipoli, Mesopotamia & Italy. Roll of Hon., awards &c. The most ambitious 1914-18 history in terms of scale, bulk & maps; an immense volume printed on art paper, far too heavy for the cloth used in the original binding, but the copy here offered is generally in excellent state in the original binding, VG throughout & complete with all maps &c. See illustration on our website.
£165
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