The history of the 12th (Bermondsey) Battalion, East Surrey Regiment / written & compiled by John Aston, M.A. and L. M. Duggan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aston, John, author, compiler.

Duggan, L. M., author, compiler.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain. Army. East Surrey Regiment. Battalion, 12th--History.

Great Britain.

World War, 1914-1918--Regimental histories--Great Britain.

World War, 1914-1918.

World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Western Front.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (361 p.)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Andrews UK Limited, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The 12th E Surreys were raised on 14th May 1915 by the Mayor and Borough of Bermondsey, and in October the battalion joined 122nd Brigade, 41st Division, the last of the Kitchener divisions. It remained in the same brigade throughout the war. A year later, May 1916, the division arrived in France where the battalion served until November 1917, when they were sent to Italy. In March 1918 they returned to France where the battalion remained for the rest of the war. The authors have made every ...

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Front Matter; Frontispiece; Title Page; Title Page Verso; Dedication; Letter from Sydney Lawford; Letter from F. W. Towsey; Prefaces; I: John Aston; II: L. M. Duggan; Acknowledgements; Body Matter; I: May to October, 1915; II: 2nd October, 1915, to 2nd May, 1916; III: 3rd May to 22nd August, 1916; IV: 23rd August to 18th October, 1916; V: 20th October to 31st December, 1916; VI: 1st January to 31st May, 1917; VII: 1st June to 5th July, 1917; VIII: 6th July to 15th August, 1917; IX: 16th August to 23rd September, 1917; X: 25th September to 17th November, 1917

XI: 18th November, 1917, to 5th March, 1918XII: 6th March to 3rd April, 1918; XIII: 4th April to 30th June, 1918; XIV: 1st July to 27th September, 1918; XV: 28th September to 11th November, 1918; XVI; XVII: The Association of 12th (Bermondsey) Battalion, the East Surrey Regiment; Back Matter; Poem: In a War Cemetery; Roll of Honour; Index to location of Cemeteries and Memorials; Honours, Decorations and Awards; Roll of Officers; Nominal Roll of Other Ranks; Officers in Photos; The Late John Aston; Errata

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-283-69349-6

1-78151-585-9

OCLC:

784885930