An Australian in the R.F.A. Being Letters and Diary of Adrian Consett Stephen, M.C. Lieut. R.F.A.

Stephen, Adrian Consett

Published by W.C. Penfold Sydney, 1918.

About this Item

*Sales/posting to the USA suspended*. Hard cover, 12mo, xviii/200pp. Covers worn at edges and along spine folds, corners mildly bumped, page edges browned, previous owner's name centre of front free endpaper; a very good copy of a scarce publication. Letters and diary posthumously published. Stephen enlisted in England in 1915, gained a commission in the R.F.A., went to France after six weeks training and remained there until he was killed in action in March 1918 at Zillebeke. He saw a great deal of fighting and served with distinction, having been mentioned in despatches and awarded the Croix de Guerre avec palm and the Military Cross for actions at the Somme and Passchendaele respectively. Scarce.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: An Australian in the R.F.A. Being Letters and Diary of Adrian Consett Stephen, M.C. Lieut. R.F.A.
• Publisher: W.C. Penfold Sydney, 1918.
• Binding: Hardcover