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

*Sales/posting to the USA suspended*. Hard cover, 12mo, xviii/200pp. Covers worn at partic. at edges, corners, along spine folds, and at top/bottom of card/cloth spine cover. Corners bumped, page edges browned, previous owner's name top right of front fep and another at top left of front pastedown; a fair copy. Letters and diary posthumously published. Stephen enlisted in England in 1915, gained a commission in the R.F.A. (Royal Field Artillery), 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.