A Record of the 53rd (Welsh) Divisional Cyclist Company. Gallipoli - Egypt - Palestine, 1915-1919.
1st Ed., 117pp., 5 photo. portraits of officers, 2 other photos., 2 maps. Manchester: Rawson & Co., Printers. nd (c.1919)
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Formed in early 1915 the unit served in Gallipoli from August.-December 1915 & Egypt/Palestine 1916-18. Rare history with much interesting detail plus various nominal rolls (the original Coy. in July 1915 & subsequent drafts received. This copy with ownership inscrip. of a member of the unit who appears in the roll of 'originals.' He has added a postcard photo. of the HMAT 'Wiltshire' (which transported them to the East), pasted-in a newspaper cutting from the Stockport Express oj March 1971 in which he records his experiences, plus a related letter & photo. Orig. blue cloth, gilt to front, worn but rare & interesting copy. See illustrations on our website.
£245
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