Story and Official History of the 38th Battalion A.I.F.

Author: Eric Fairey
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781845747688
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 138

Book Description
For Australia the First World War remains the most costly conflict in terms of deaths and casualties. From a population of fewer than five million, 416,809 men enlisted, of which over 60,000 were killed and 156,000 wounded, gassed, or taken prisoner. In general terms with Australian unit histories the quality of authorship is very good, most of them share the common strength of making plentiful mention of the individual officers and men who served, fought, died, was wounded, or taken prisoner, or who came safely home at the end of it all. They are a prime source for genealogists and military historians.

The 38th Battalion A.I.F.

Author: Eric Fairey
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 174

Book Description

The Story and Official History of the 38th Battalion A.I.F.

Author: Eric Fairey
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 110

Book Description

Legs-Eleven

Author: Captain Walter C. Belford
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
ISBN: 1781496315
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 678

The 38th Battalion A. I. F.

Author: Eric Fairey
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 110

Book Description

Soldiers and Gentlemen

Author: William Westerman
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107190622
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 327

Book Description
In Soldiers and Gentlemen, Westerman explores the stories of the vitally important, yet often forgotten, Australian commanding officers.

History of the 15th Battalion Aif 1914-1918

Author: Lieut T. P. Chataway
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781845748685
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 364

Book Description
"This Bn was raised in September 1914 With volunteers from Queensland and Tasmania. It followed the familiar trail of so many other Australian units of that period - Egypt, Gallipoli, France and Flanders. The 1915 actions at Quinn's Post, Hill 971, and Suvla Bay, are well described, as are the bitter actions of 1916-1918 on the Western Front. An excellent history of a Bn which suffered, in total, 1200 killed and 2500 wounded. It also gained an exceptional number of awards, including one VC. Many individuals are named in the narrative. Roll of Honour(with dates causes and locations) Honours and Awards, and unit nominal roll complete this history"--Publisher description.

Anzac Sons

Author: Allison Paterson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1922615641
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 791

Book Description
…Well dear Jim it breaks my heart to write this letter. Our dear [brother] was killed yesterday morning at 5.30. The bullet killed him instantly and he never spoke a word. I had just left him and gone down the trench to see the other lads when I was called back. Oh Jim it is awful … Oh I do hope he is the last … It is April 27, 1918, Jim’s brother writes from the battlefields of France. Of five brothers serving on the Western Front, three have given their lives; another has been hospitalized. Six agonizing months of brutal warfare were yet to be endured … World War I was a senseless tragedy. Its long shadow darkened the four corners of the world. In Mologa, Victoria, once a bustling community, stands a lonely stone memorial. Etched within the granite are the names of the Marlow brothers and their mates; a testament to ordinary people who became heroes. Anzac Sons is composed from a collection of over 500 letters and postcards written by the brothers who served. From the training grounds of Victoria, Egypt and England, to the Western Front battlefields – Pozieres, Bullecourt, Messines, Menin Road, Passchendaele, Villers-Bretonneux and the battles of 1918 – this compelling true story was compiled by the granddaughter of a surviving brother. She takes us on her journey as she walks in the footsteps of her ancestors. This is a story of mateship, bravery and sacrifice; it is a heartbreaking account of a family torn apart by war. It is a pledge to never forget.

Combat Colonels

Author: David Clare Holloway
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1922132985
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 337

Book Description
Combat Colonels seeks to address the regrettable gap in Australia's documented history of its combat colonels. Its purpose is to name all the Commanding Officers who led units into actions in the Great War and to describe their lives before and, for those who survived, after the war. From these pages emerge the men who shaped Australia's battlefield history - both the professional soldiers and the former teachers, accountants, salesmen, clerks, farmers and others from a broad range of occupations whose leadership on and off the battlefield proved so crucial. These are men Australia cannot afford to forget.

Beaten Down By Blood

Author: Michele Bomford
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1921941952
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 359

Book Description
Beaten Down by Blood: The Battle of Mont St Quentin-Peronne 1918 charts an extraordinary journey from the trenches facing Mont St Quentin on 31 August 1918 through the frenetic phases of the battle until the final objectives are taken on 5 September. This is the story, often told in the words of the men themselves, of the capture of the ‘unattackable’ Mont and the ‘invincible’ fortress town of Péronne, two of the great feats of Australian forces in the First World War. The Author places real men on the battlefield, describing their fears and their courage and their often violent deaths. The struggle for control of the battle, to site the guns, to bridge the Somme and maintain communications are portrayed in vivid detail. The story also offers a glimpse of the men’s families at home, their anxiety and their life-long grief.