BENNETT (Capt. S.G., MC)
The 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles 1914-1919.
With a Foreword by Maj.-Gen. J.H. Elmsley, CB, CMG, DSO. 1st Ed., xv+336pp., 18 photos., 5 maps. Toronto: Murray Printing Co. Ltd.
1926
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Unit raised from several mounted corps in 1914 but fought as infantry in France & Flanders from Oct. 1915 onwards, inc. Sanctuary Wood & Somme 1916, Vimy & Passchendaele 1917, Final Advance 1918, &c. Complete nominal roll noting casualties, awards, &c. Perkins states: "A superb history, well presented... The narrative is based directly on the facts stated in the War Diary & is clear & reliable... leavened with a good running commentary upon the main events, with many officers & men being named in the text..." Orig. black cloth, gilt, neatly rebacked, new eps (ep map retained), VG thus. See illustration on our website.
£95
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