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CRAMM (Richard)
The First Five Hundred: Being a historical sketch of the military operations of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment in Gallipoli & on the Western Front during the Great War. Together with the indivcidual military records & photographs where obtainable of the men of the first contingent, known as "The First Five Hundred," or "The Blue Puttees."
1st Ed., 315pp., 4to, around 320 portraits, num. other plates, 8 maps. Albany, NY: C.F. Williams & Son. nd [c.1922].
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Extremely rare record of the activities of the first contingent from this tiny British colony & their successors; rolls of awards in the text & numerous records of individual or collective gallantry at Serre on the Somme, Monchy in 1917 &c. Detailed services of all ranks with portraits of over half. Orig. black cloth, gilt to sp. & front, skilfully rebacked retaining orig. sp. panel, VG thus & an impressive quality memorial production. See illustration on our website.
£350
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