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WYLLY (Col. H.C., CB)
The History of Coke's Rifles.
1st Ed., [vii]+164pp., 4to, 12 plates. Printed by Gale & Polden.
1930
#65760
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55th Coke's Rifles, Punjab Frontier Force, became 1st Bn. Frontier Force Rifles in 1922. Campaigns include Indian Mutiny (Siege of Delhi), Umbeyla, 2nd Afghan War, various NWF campaigns & WW1 in East Africa & Persia. Perkins 473 ("professionally written & nicely produced"). Attractive & scarce deluxe edition, full green morocco, silver gilt badge to front panel & leather lettering label to sp., sp. somewhat tanned & a little rubbed, VG with presentation inscrip. "Presented to Mrs Boddington by the Officers Coke's Rifles." See illustration on our website.
£295
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