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MONTAGU ([Lieut.] J.B.)
A History of the 9th (Service) Battalion the York & Lancaster Regiment 1914-19.
1st Ed., orig. gilt dec. brown card wraps., [vii]+approx 200pp., unnumbered pages, dup. typescript, rectos only. No imprint/date (c.1930).
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A detailed, rare & interesting record of their raising, training & active service (France & Flanders 1915-18 with 23rd Division: Loos, Somme, Messines & 3rd Ypres; with the same Div. in Italy 1918, the Piave & Vittorio Veneto) compiled principally for "the surviving officers of the 9th Battalion, who meet to dine annually in Derby Week" - Preface. Compiled by a former officer of the bn., utilising official records & the diaries & memories of several officers. Inlcudes roll of awards & Roll of Honour. Duplicated ts in printed wraps., doubtless a small number issued. VG. See illustration on our website.
£245
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