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An ANZAC on the Western Front : the personal reflections of an Australian infantryman from 1916 to 1918

Title: An ANZAC on the Western Front : the personal reflections of an Australian infantryman from 1916 to 1918 / Harold Roy Williams ; with a foreword by Lieutenant-General Sir Talbot Hobbs ; presented and edited by Martin Mace and John Grehan.
Author: Williams, Harold Roy.
Publication: Barnsley [England] : Pen & Sword Military, 2012.

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Description

xiv, 194 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations, portraits; 24 cm

Summary

This is a graphic account of one soldier's service in the First World War an account that is based on a diary he maintained whilst on active service. It has been described by one senior officer as "the best soldier's story I have yet read in Australia". H.R. Williams enlisted in 1915, joining 'A' Company, 56th Battalion AIF.

Alternative Title

Personal reflections of an Australian infantryman from 1916 to 1918

Subjects

Note

Includes index.

Contents

Machine generated contents note: 1. From Liverpool to Cairo -- 2. Tel-el-Kebir and the Desert March -- 3. The Move to France -- 4. Allied March Through Paris -- 5. The Battle of Fromelles -- 6. Into The Somme Battle -- 7. Death of Captain Fanning -- 8. The Gueudecourt Sector -- 9. German Retreat From The Somme -- 10. Blighty Leave -- 11. Officers' Course, Cambridge -- 12. Gas Warfare -- 13. The German Offensive -- 14. New Somme Battlefield -- 15. Preparing the Return Blow -- 16. The Battle of Amiens -- 17. Consolidating the Victory -- 18. March Up To Peronne -- 19. The Battle of Peronne -- 20. End of the Battle -- And Hospital -- 21. Conclusion.

Call Number

JFE 16-6492

ISBN

9781848847675
184884767X

OCLC

819311653

Author

Williams, Harold Roy.

Title

An ANZAC on the Western Front : the personal reflections of an Australian infantryman from 1916 to 1918 / Harold Roy Williams ; with a foreword by Lieutenant-General Sir Talbot Hobbs ; presented and edited by Martin Mace and John Grehan.

Imprint

Barnsley [England] : Pen & Sword Military, 2012.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Local Note

REPRINT OF 1933 ED. PERSONAL NARRATIVE BY AUSTRALIAN INFANTRYMAN.

Added Author

Hobbs, Talbot, 1864-1938.

Mace, Martin.

Grehan, John.

Research Call Number

JFE 16-6492

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