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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 KCB, KCMG, VD ; presented and edited by Martin Mace and John Grehan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Williams, Harold Roy, 1889-1955, author.
- Standardized Title:
- Gallant company
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Williams, Harold Roy, 1889-1955.
- Williams, Harold Roy.
- Great Britain. Army. Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.
- Great Britain.
- World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, Australian.
- World War, 1914-1918.
- World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Western Front.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (359 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Military, 2012.
- 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. With this unit he would see service in Egypt and then the Western Front - participating in some of the biggest battles of the First World War.Arriving in France on 30 June 1916, the battalion entered the front line trenches for the first time on 12 July and fought its
- Contents:
- ""Also by""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Author and Editor�s Notes""; ""Foreword""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1 - From Liverpool to Cairo""; ""Notes""; ""Chapter 2 - Tel-el-Kebir and the Desert March""; ""Note""; ""Chapter 3 - The Move to France""; ""Notes""; ""Chapter 4 - Allied March Through Paris""; ""Note""; ""Chapter 5 - The Battle of Fromelles""; ""Notes""; ""Chapter 6 - Into The Somme Battle""; ""Notes""; ""Chapter 7 - Death of Captain Fanning""; ""Notes""; ""Chapter 8 - The Gueudecourt Sector""; ""Note""
- ""Chapter 21 - Conclusion""""Note""; ""Index""
- Notes:
- "First published as The gallant company: an Australian soldier's story of 1915-18 by Angus & Robertson Limited, Sydney, 1933"--Page facing title page.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-78303-401-7
- OCLC:
- 854974855
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