Walker Captain Densmore (3 results)

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. This is is Dick Walker's account of his 1914-9 war service, first in the Liverpool Pals and then as a machine gun officer attached to the 36th (Ulster) Division. It was written in 1920-1 and is edited by his great-niece, Sarah Leigh. He arrived on the Somme just after 1 July 1916 to find that 8 out of the 11 officers in his Company had been killed or wounded on that day. This is is a frank and vivid record of what he remembered of the War when it was fresh in his mind, written to preserve his own memories. None of it has been published, apart from a few extracts Cyril Falls quoted in his 1922 history of the Division. About one episode in March 1918 Falls wrote: 'The counter-attack which followed may be described in Captain Walker's own words, because it succeeds, as no official accounts ever can, in picturing the exact details for the mind's eye. 2 colour photos, 2 colour sketches, 5 colour maps, 15 b/w photos, 13 b/w sketches, 1 table Dick Walker wrote this account of his war service (first with the Liverpool Pals and later with the Machine Gun Corps) in 1920-21, with no intention of publication. It is a fresh, frank, and vivid record of everything he could remember. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. This is is Dick Walker's account of his 1914-9 war service, first in the Liverpool Pals and then as a machine gun officer attached to the 36th (Ulster) Division. It was written in 1920-1 and is edited by his great-niece, Sarah Leigh. He arrived on the Somme just after 1 July 1916 to find that 8 out of the 11 officers in his Company had been killed or wounded on that day. This is is a frank and vivid record of what he remembered of the War when it was fresh in his mind, written to preserve his own memories. None of it has been published, apart from a few extracts Cyril Falls quoted in his 1922 history of the Division. About one episode in March 1918 Falls wrote: 'The counter-attack which followed may be described in Captain Walker's own words, because it succeeds, as no official accounts ever can, in picturing the exact details for the mind's eye. 2 colour photos, 2 colour sketches, 5 colour maps, 15 b/w photos, 13 b/w sketches, 1 table Dick Walker wrote this account of his war service (first with the Liverpool Pals and later with the Machine Gun Corps) in 1920-21, with no intention of publication. It is a fresh, frank, and vivid record of everything he could remember. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…