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Regimental History Regimental and divisional histories including the Great War 1914-1918   449 Books
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A Record of the 53rd (Welsh) Divisional Cyclist Company. Gallipoli - Egypt - Palestine, 1915-1919. 1st Ed., 117pp., 5 photo. portraits of officers, 2 other photos., 2 maps. Manchester: Rawson & Co., Printers. nd (c.1919)  #65892
[HLMainPic] Formed in early 1915 the unit served in Gallipoli from August.-December 1915 & Egypt/Palestine 1916-18. Rare history with much interesting detail plus various nominal rolls (the original Coy. in July 1915 & subsequent drafts received. This copy with ownership inscrip. of a member of the unit who appears in the roll of 'originals.' He has added a postcard photo. of the HMAT 'Wiltshire' (which transported them to the East), pasted-in a newspaper cutting from the Stockport Express oj March 1971 in which he records his experiences, plus a related letter & photo. Orig. blue cloth, gilt to front, worn but rare & interesting copy. See illustrations on our website.   £245
Historical Records of the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders. Vols. III & IV [1914-1918]. 1st Eds., xxiii+468pp & viii+609pp., 4to, 69 plates, 22 fldg. maps. Blackwood. 1931  #66997
[HLMainPic] Fine record of all Cameron battalions 1914-1918, including the Cameron Highlanders of Canada. Almost entirely Western Front + 2nd Bn. in Salonika. Roll of Hon., awards, &c. Orig. apple green cloth, totled in black (second issue binding), VG & rare. See illustration on our website.   £220
14th Heavy Battery R.G.A. War Diary, List of Honours & Awards to Officers, N.C.O.'s & Men Whilst Serving with the Battery, List of Officers who have Served with the Battery & Battery Roll of Honour. 1st Ed., 108pp., 7 photos., fldg. map (showing positions & dates where the Battery was in action, 1915-1918). Robert Scott. 1919  #67412
[HLMainPic] Contains Battery history, War Diary & various rolls as stated in the title. Roll of casualties includes the wounded, inc. place & nature of wounds; roll of awards includes citations inc. MMs; officers' service roll includes dates of service with unit & other details. Served at the Somme 1916, Arras 1917 &c. Orig. paper covd. boards with title & coloured cloth onlay to front (formation sign), blue spine strip latterly renewed, VG thus. See illustration on our website.   £60
1st Bn. The Prince Albert's Somerset Light Infantry. The Sergeants' Mess Rules. Rawal Pindi January 1900. Orig. printed cloth covd. wraps., 25pp. (& blank interleaves). Eureka Printing Press, Rawal Pindi. Contemp.  #63705
[HLMainPic] Details of messing arrangements, accounts, &c. Small pocketbook, orig. green printed cloth covd. wraps., gilt, VG & doubtless scarce survival. See illustration on our website.   £25
Extracts from the Standing Orders of The Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry). [v]+55pp. Devonport: Swiss & Co. nd (c.1908).  #63706
[HLMainPic] Customary regimental routines, regulations &c. Orig. green cloth, gilt, VG. See illustration on our website.   £20
Deeds of the Royal Engineers. Compiled in the Royal Engineer Record Office In Compliance with Army Council Instruction No. 850, dated April 19th, 1916. Orig. printed paper covd. boards, [iv]+81pp. Chatham: Royal Engineers Institute. 1918  #63746
[HLMainPic] Notable events in Corps history inc. chapters on Royal Engineers & The Battle of Waterloo; The Royal Sappers & Miners in the Crimean War; The Blowing In of the Cashmere Gate at Delhi; 23rd Coy. in the Indian Mutiny & China; 23rd Coy at Ladysmith, &c. Orig. grey printed paper covd. boards with blue cloth backstrip, little chipped/rubbed at top of rear panel o/w VG & rare (just 500 copies printed).   £50
The 7th Battalion Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders (T.A.) Their Peacetime Life 1908-1958. 1st Ed., orig. dec. wraps., 111pp. (inc. adverts)., num. portraits & several other photos. Glasgow: Paramount Press. 1958  #66698
[HLMainPic] Life in this TA battalion during peacetime, accounts of annual camp, &c. with various rolls & named group photos., VG in orig. dec. laminated wraps. See illustration on our website.   £20
The 26th Squadron RE: A History of the Squadron from its Formation in 1855 to the Present. 2nd Ed., corrected & brought up to date, orig. dec. laminated card wraps., [vi]+40pp., oblong 4to, 29 illus., (mostly photos.), 3 maps. The Regt. 1988  #63789
[HLMainPic] Fist published in 1958 & this edition corrected & revised to date of publication. Includes useful illustrated account of, inter al, Nile Expedition 1884-85, Boer War, WW1 Western Front, WW2 BEF 1940 & NW Europe 1944-45, post war Northern Ireland tours in 1972 & 1974. Orig. laminated card wraps., VG & scarce in any edition. See illustration on our website.   £50
A Short Record of the Services & Experiences of the 5th Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers in The Great War. 1st Ed., 44pp., map. [Dublin, 1919].  #65956
[HLMainPic] Service battalion raised in 1914, landed at Suvla Bay in August 1915, went on to Salonika &c. Concise accounts of campaign service plus rolls of officers. Rare, & a very nice clean copy. Orig. blue cloth, gilt to front. See illustration on our website.   £145
The 32nd Division in The World War 1917-1919. 1st Ed., 318pp., 4to, portrait frontis., num. photos. (inc. portraits of many fallen officers &c.), excellent coloured maps. Issued by the Joint War History Commissions of Michigan & Wisconsin. 1920  #67868
[HLMainPic] Excellent history inc. operations on the Aisne, Argonne & Meuse. Detailed roll of service. Orig. dec. khaki cloth covd. boards, blue cloth backstrip, titled in black. Very nice copy. See illustations on our website.   £50

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