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WESTCOTT (A.F.)
The 111th Railway Company Royal Engineers, or "The Three Ones."
1st Ed., [iii]+72pp., fldg. map & 3 fldg. plans of railway yards at Abbeville, Rouen & La-Gorgue Estaires). Printed by Edward Everard Ltd., Bristol. nd (c.1944).
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Very rare history of this railway laying company, formed in 1914, which arrived at Abbeville in Feb. 1915 & remained in France throughout the war, serving in the Ypres Salient & elsewhere. Narrative contains details of officers' movements &c., as well as historical account of the unit's activities, followed by a long narrative poem describing its experiences. The author - alongside his brother - both Platelayers (presumably with the GWR as they came from Bristol) - was one of the original members of the Coy. who enlisted in 1914. Includes detailed plans of depots at Abbeville, Rouen & La-Gorgue Estaires. Orig. red cloth, gilt to front, little wear to eps o/w VG.
£145
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