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PRINCE (T.H.) Purple Patches: A Tale of The Sappers. 1st Ed., 304pp.,, 17 plates, 2 maps. Sydney, Australia: Jackson & O'Sullivan. 1935  #67385
[HLMainPic] Rare personal account (cum-regimenal history) with 3rd Field Co. Australian Engineers in Egypt 1914, Gallipoli 1915, Western Front 1916-Dec. 1917 when author returned to UK for flying training. Much interesting detail, photos. of taken by several sappers of the unit in Gallipoli & France, &c. Black cloth, neatly rebacked, VG thus. See illustration on our website.   £125

     




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