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This is the story of Frank Bailey, a man whose ordinary demeanour in civilian life hid a record of active service and heroism in the Great War.He embarked on a 36-year long career with the Essex Regiment when he left his tiny rural community and enlisted a few weeks after the death of Queen Victoria. This remarkable journey took him far away from England to the colonies, the beaches of Gallipoli and the trenches at Beaumont Hamel in The Somme.It is a touching personal story which starts with...
כותר |
A Major soldier [electronic resource] : The military career of Frank Bailey DCM |
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מהדורה |
1st ed. |
מוציא לאור |
Luton : Andrews UK |
שנה |
2011 |
הערות |
Description based upon print version of record. |
הערת תוכן ותקציר |
Front Matter Title Page Publisher Information Illustrations Abbreviations Dedications Acknowledgements Introduction A Major Soldier My Grandad: A Quiet Man Peace Arrives Growing Up With Grandad 'Elephant In The Kitchen' A Missed Opportunity! Chasing The Soldier's Tale The Changing British Army The Purchase System Emerging Classes Disaster In The Crimea Part-Time Amateurs Reform The Ordinary Soldier Training 1899-1902 1914-18 Frank's War And Peace Boer War: 1901-2 Colonial Travels Great War: 1914-18 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 Percival The Crossbarry Incident From Farmer's Sons To Military MenThe Mystery Brother The Regimental Brother Brothers In Action The Unknown Brother Gallipoli Essex Landing Frank's Company Aftermath Suvla Bay Background Lancashire Landing Hindsight The Somme The 1st Essex At Beaumont Hamel Defensive Advantage From Arras To Cambrai The Essex At Monchy The Essex Achieve Their Langemarck Masnières For Cambrai Arras Third Ypres (Passchendaele) Tanks At Cambrai 1918 Reorganisation Battlefields Cape Helles, Gallipoli Beaumont Hamel Thiepval MemorialMonchy-Le-Preux Cambrai Loker/Ypres Langemarck Passchendaele/Tyne Cot Coda Back Matter Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D Sources Also Available |
היקף החומר |
1 online resource (259 p.) |
שפה |
אנגלית |
מספר מערכת |
997010707496905171 |
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