MOORE (Maj.-Gen. Sir John, KCMG, CB, FRCVS, Army Veterinary Service)
Army Veterinary Service in War.
With a Note by General Sir Charles Carmichael Monro, Commander-in-Chief in India. 1st Ed., [viii]+191pp., 17 photos., facsimile letter. H. & W. Brown.
1921
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Author was Director of Veterinary Services, BEF, France, 1914-19, & at the time of writing Director of Veterinary Services in India. This fine & rare survey covers Organisation & Function of Army Veterinary Service in War (admin., personnel, regimental veterinary assistance, evacuation of sick & wounded, vet. hospitals & convalescent horse depots &c.); Wastage of Animals in War; AVS as an Instructional Agency; Merits & Demerits of various breeds (horses, mule, donkeys, ponies, yak, camels, elephants &c.); Economy to be Effected in the Disposal of Animals Wasted by War; followed by Extracts from Official Despatches re BEF in France, Mespot., Salonika, Egypt & Expeditionary Forces in India (NWF &c.). Much of great interest with a slant towards the experience of the Indian Army & its transport on the NWF &c. Dedicated to all ranks of the RAVC & AVC India, with proceeds of sale "devoted to the foundation of a Benevolent Fund for the personnel of the Army Veterinary Corps, India." Orig. dec. white cloth, VG. See illustrations on our website.
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