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Machine generated contents note: -- 1. Preparing the Battalion ̀Finest lot of fellows you could raise anywhere' August 1914 -- March 1915 -- 2. Ashore at Gallipoli Ẁon't be many of the poor old Seventh left' April -- May 1915 -- 3. Torment at Steele's Post ̀May I never see another war' June -- July 1915 -- 4. Carnage at Lone Pine Ìt was all like a horrible nightmare' August 1915 -- 5. Delayed Recuperation Ì love you dearest Katie, my own wee angel wife' September -- December 1915 -- 6. Promotion and Controversy ̀Do you desire an efficient brigade or will any old thing do?' January -- March 1916 -- 7. Notorious Desert March Òn the verge of a serious mutiny' March -- June 1916 -- 8. Disaster at Fromelles ̀Hopelessly and helplessly massacred' June -- July 1916 -- 9. Haunted by Losses ̀The good ones go one after another' August -- October 1916 -- 10. Winter at the Somme ̀My poor boys had a terrible time' October -- December 1916 |
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11. Frost, Snow, and Ice ̀The whole world is a wedding cake today' January -- March 1917 -- 12. Pursuit From Bapaume ̀My boys have been making a name for themselves' March -- April 1917 -- 13. Bombardments at Bullecourt ̀The worst I've ever been under' May -- July 1917 -- 14. To the Ypres Offensive ̀Bloodstained fingers beckoning us once again to the slaughter' August -- September 1917 -- 15. Polygon Wood ̀My boys saved the whole British army' September 1917 -- 16. Flagrant Suppression Ìt does not pay to tell the truth, as I know to my cost' October -- November 1917 -- 17. Dreading the Looming Assault ̀Terribly depressed and pessimistic' December 1917 -- February 1918 -- 18. Resisting the Onslaught Ìt is glorious indeed to be with them' March -- April 1918 -- 19. Villers-Bretonneux ̀The absolute best thing done yet in the war' April 1918 -- 20. Rejected and Aggrieved ̀Take lessons in deportment, learn to bow and scrape!' May 1918 |
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21. Diversion Near Hamel Ì love even the worst of them' June -- July 1918 -- 22. Momentous Advance Ì never saw the war look so promising' August 1918 -- 23. Peronne Ǹo better general' August -- September 1918 -- 24. Hindenburg Line ̀How splendidly the boys did, but the poor old brigade is cut to pieces' September -- November 1918 -- 25. After the Armistice ̀Very homesick and miserable and depressed' November 1918 -- March 1919 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Print version record |
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Elliott, Pompey, 1878-1931.
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Elliott, Pompey, 1878-1931. fast (OCoLC)fst00490297 |
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Australia. Australian Army -- Officers -- Biography
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Australia. Australian Army. fast (OCoLC)fst00535959 |
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Generals -- Australia -- Biography
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Australia -- Biography
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, Australian
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, Australian
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HISTORY -- Military -- Other.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science.
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Armed Forces -- Officers.
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Generals.
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Australia.
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Personal narratives.
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Biographies.
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Personal narratives
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Biographies.
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Personal narratives.
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Biographies.
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Récits personnels.
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Electronic book
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9781925548617 |
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1925548619 |
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