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COUSLAND (Kenneth H., MC)
The Great War 1914-1918: A Former Gunner of the First World War Looks Back.
[xiv]+204pp., printed card wraps., 4to, dup. typescript, portrait frontis., 33 photos., real photo. col. plate of author's medals (MC, 1914 Star trio [although entitled to 1914-15 Star], French & Belgian Croix de Guerre), 2 maps. Privately compiled by the author in Canada, c.1974.
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Cousland was Ed. at George Watson's College & in August 1914 was at Edinburgh University, where he was a member of the OTC. He applied for a commission & was posted to the 1st City of Edinburgh Battery: after various courses he served in France from Sept. 1915 where he spent two months; then posted back to England to command C Battery, 325th Brigade; to France again in May 1916 with 17th Battery, 6th London Field Artillery Brigade until wounded the following month. Returned to France in May 1917 with 383 Battery & participated in operations at Vimy, Lens, Hill 70 &c. November 1917 was spent at a Battery Commander's Course at Shoeburyness, then in France 1917-18 inc. Welsh Ridge (Cambrai), German attack at St. Quentin in March 1918, Battles of Amiens & Final Advance. Three times wounded, three times MiD, MC &c. An in-depth record of his various services based on his diary & letters home, including excellent recollections of service life, various operations & training procedures. Various details of artillery work are contained in appendices. Produced to a high standard: the portrait frontis. & other photos. reproduced on art paper. VG throughout & signed by author on title page, & presumably printed in a very small edition for family circulation. See illustrations on our website.
£275
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