| Main Title: |
Our dear old battalion : the story of the 7th Battalion, AIF, 1914-1919 / Ronald J. Austin. |
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| Author: |
Austin, Ronald J. (Ronald James), 1936-
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| Imprint: |
Slouch Hat Publications, 2004. |
| Collation: |
26 cm. 320 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill., maps, portraits, hbk ; |
| Summary: |
Machine derived contents note: Preface 6 -- 1 The Path to War 7 -- 2 Egypt and Ismailia 22 -- 3 The Anzac Landings 37 -- 4 To Cape Helles and Krithia 59 -- S Return to Anzac 75 -- 6 Lone Pine 87 -- 7 Lemnos & the Evacuation of Anzac 99 -- 8 Egypt and a New Commanding Officer 115 -- 9 First Months in France 125 -- 10 Pozieres 135 -- 11 Second Pozieres 145 -- 12 Back to Belgium 155 -- 13 More Winter Mud 168 -- 14 Menin Road 183 -- 15 Broodseinde Ridge 193 -- 16 The German Offensive 204 -- 17 Peaceful Penetration 219 -- 18 Lihons 231 -- 19 Herleville Woods 243 -- 20 The Armistice and Home 252 -- Appendix 1 Battle Honours of the 7th Battalion, 1st AIF 267 -- Appendix 2 Prisoners of War 268 -- Appendix 3 Honour Roll 269 -- Appendix 4 Honours & Awards 278 -- Appendix 5 Enlistments from the Citizen Forces 280 -- Appendix 6 Nominal Roll 281 -- Bibliography 313 -- Acknowledgements 313.
A stirring story of one of Australia's most famous infantry units of the Great War, tracing its formation and early life at Broadmeadows training in Egypt, then to Gallipoli follwed by the Western Front in 1916. Well-illustrated with photos, maps and appendices. |
| Subject: |
Australian Army
7th Battalion AIF
Battalions
Soldiers
World War, 1914-1918
Military history
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| ISBN: |
0957975236 |
| Notes: |
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 313.
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