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St. John's, NL, Canada: Flanker Press, 2014. First Canadian Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xxxiii, 538pp w index. Two sections of historical bw photographs w captions. Blank bookplate to ffep. Red boards w goldstamp regimental crest to cover, fine gold lettering on spine. No wear to covers or spine. Binding square and sound. Photo illustrated DJ is clean and without wear. Octavo.
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A Blue Puttee at War: The Memoir of Captain Sydney Frost, MC Hardcover - 2014
by Sydney Frost
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- Title A Blue Puttee at War: The Memoir of Captain Sydney Frost, MC
- Author Sydney Frost
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- Publisher Flanker Press, St. John's Newfoundland
- Date 2014
- ISBN 9781771173858
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A Blue Puttee at War: The Memoir of Captain Sydney Frost, MC
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A Blue Puttee at War: The Memoir of Captain Sydney Frost MC -Signed By the Editor ( WWI / World War One / Royal Newfoundland Regiment )(inc. Gallipoli; Beaumont Hamel; Gueudecourt; Stobs Camp and Aldershot; etc)
by Frost, ( Captain ) Sydney, MC; Edited and Annotated by Edward Roberts (SIGNED); Preface By Robert Frost
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St John's, Newfoundland / Labrador: St John's, NL: Flanker Press Limited, 2014, 1st Edition, First Printing, 2014. -----------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) ----hardcover, a Near Fine example, a wee bit of very light rubbing to edges, in a Near Fine dustjacket, this copy has been signed without inscription by ROBERTS, 538 pages, b&w photos, ---'The memoir is unique. It is by far the most complete account of World War I by any member of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment. Sydney Frost, a young Nova Scotian, was working in St. Johns at The Bank of Nova Scotia when the First World War began in August 1914. He joined the newly revived Newfoundland Regiment on 21 August 1914, the first night that volunteers were accepted. Assigned Regimental Number 58, he became one of the First Five Hundred, often known as the Blue Puttees. He served with the Regiment throughout the entire War, rising from the rank of Private to that of Captain. Frost was one of the few original members of the…
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