"Their courage is deserving of the highest praise." : a record of the 10th Australian Field Ambulance in World War I / James Anderson
- Bib ID:
- 7337162
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Anderson, James W., (Teacher), author
- Description:
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- [Melbourne] : [James W Anderson], [2016]
- ©2016
- vii, 653 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 27 cm
- ISBN:
- 9780646952062 (paperback)
- Summary:
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This book takes another step to filling in the story of those who served in the 10th Australian Field Ambulance in World War I. This history is presented through the diaries of the two principle participants ? the officers and the soldiers ? each left their own stories.To hear the soldier's voice, the available letters and diaries have been used. The author's own grandfather kept a detailed diary of his army life from embarkation and passage to England, through service in France to his being bomb-fodder on the eve of the 1918 liberation of Villers-Brettoneaux. His story continues during his rehabilitation in England and eventual return home. The history of the Unit also continued as they supported the Australian advance toward the Hindenburg Line.The officers wrote an Official War Diary each day, as well as some who left post-War reflections.The Official War Diary and the soldier's diary are each transcribed and presented in a day-to-day comparison. This allows for each to comment on their own experience and for us to listen to what each felt were the most important bits to pass on.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 639-641) and index.
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- "Their courage is deserving of the highest praise." : a record of the tenth Australian Field Ambulance in World War I
- Record of the 10th Australian Field Ambulance in World War I
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- Publication date:
- 2016
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