What Became of Corporal Pittman?

Newfoundland: Breakwater Books Limited, 1976. This is the story of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment in World War I and its most tragic and glorious moments - July 1st at Beaumont Hamel. In half an hour this entire regiment was cut down by German machine gun fire till only a handfull of men remained. This book is also an attempt to explain to the younger generation of the present day the reason for such sacrifices. The dust jacket drawing is by Ian H. Stewart, M.S.I.A. (S.A.). The drawing is repeated on the title page in vivid b/w. Foreword I by G.C. Eaton.... Honarary Colonel of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment. Foreword II by Frank Wall.... President Newfoundland & Labrabor Command Royal Canadian Legion. The Table of Contents follow Foreword II giving eleven interesting chapters, Footnotes, Bibliography and General Bibliography. The Appendices: Roll No1... Killed. Roll No 2....Wounded. Roll No 3.... Roll Call. Roll No 4.... Other. Appendix No. 5... Roll of Honour. Appendix No. 6 .... Roll of Hounor. Appendix 7 provides Roll of Hounor. Maps supplied. A section of photographs are present beginning with that of Gen Sir Douglas Haig. Others include: Gen Sir Henry Rawlingson, Fourth Army Commander..... Gen Sir Aylmer Hunter-Weston, VIII Corps Commander.... Gen Sir Beauvoir de Lisle, Commander 29th Division.... Major-Gen Douglas Cayley, 88 Brigade Commander.... Lieut-Colonel A.L. Hadow, Newfoundland Battalion Commander.... Officers of the Newfoundland Regiment and men.... Four members of one family who died on July 1st (all named)..... and Corporal Richard Pittman of Lamaline, Newfoundland. Neat store sticker placed at bottom of fep. Small tape residue ghost to fep. The dust jacket shows wear to extremities. This book remains sound and respectable.. ISBN: 0-919948-23-5. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Royal Newfoundland Regiment + World War I + Baumont Hamel + Battle of The Somme 1916 + Great Britain Army + European War 1914 1918 + Registers of The Dead + Corporal Pittman Royal Newfoundland Regiment + Canadian Military + Canadian Military History + Maritime Provinces. Catalogs: Military.