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BROWN (W. Sorley, late Lieut.)
My War Diary (1914-1919): Recollections of Gallipoli, Lemnos, Egypt & Palestine.
1st Ed., orig. printed card wraps., 134pp., 4to, 18 photos. Galashiels: John McQueen & Sons.
1941
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Detailed & rare personal account of service with 1/4th KOSB: from joining up at Galashiels in Sept. 1914, a detailed account of his training in the ranks & the build-up of the bn. for foreign service; was granted a commission in Feb. 1915 & so landed at Gallipoli, via Lemnos, as a subaltern in Nov. 1915, experiencing the last couple of months of the campaign - in appalling weather conditions - until & including the evacuation; this followed by service in Sinai & Palestine 1916-18. Originally published in instalments in the 'Border Standard' 1914-16; this, the 1st edition in volume form, was published in aid of the Galashiels Comfort Fund, presumably as a private venture by the author, in 1941). Sorley Brown also wrote the battalion history of the 1/4th KOSB. Orig. printed card wraps., VG. See illustration on our website.
£225
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