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PENNINGTON (Ex-Sgt. T.E., DCM, Signal Sgt. 1915-16)
The Signal Section of the 16th Manchesters: A Record of its Activities, 1914-1918.
1st Ed., 50pp., portrait frontis., 2 facsimiles of original battlefield messages. Bootle: Printed & Published by the Bootle Times. [1937].
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Very rare in-depth history of the Signal Section of the 16th (S) Bn. Manchester Regt., one of the Manchester City Pals bns., incorporating the author's personal recollections of his time with the unit. Contains an account of their raising & training followed by services on the Western Front inc. ops. at Montauban on 1/7/16, Trones Wood & Guillemont, Ypres in 1917 & the epic defence of Manchester Hill in March 1918 when the CO, Col. Wilfrith Elstob, inspired his men to an epic defence of the feature & won the VC. Much detail on officers & men who served with the section, inc. Roll of Hon., awards & list of surviving members with their address &c. Orig. green cloth, VG, with contemp. ownership inscrip. of relation who served in the unit (Robert Megson Pennington) & press photo. tipped-in noting his death in 1947.
£225
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