Cinquante- Quatre: Being a Short History of the 54th Canadian Infantry Battalion.
by Bailey, John Beswick
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About This Item
Vancouver: Self Published, 1919. Advance proof. good to very good. 1st Edition. 108pp. Octavo. Original grey-brown wrappers with black lettering and battalion crest on front. Front wrapper missing top corner, has some chipping down front edge, and is considerably creased. Back wrapper torn at top corner. Ink markings on head of first page from previous owner. 14 plates depicting 20 black and white images, and one colored plate. Includes 73 pages of honor rolls. good to very good This is a brief narrative of history of the 54th (Kootenay) battalion in World War I, written by "One of Them", later determined to be Major John Bailey Beswick. The battalion was in action as Vimy, Passchendaele, Canal du Nord, the Scarpe, and others. 1919
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- Aquila Books (CA)
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- 139650
- Title
- Cinquante- Quatre: Being a Short History of the 54th Canadian Infantry Battalion.
- Author
- Bailey, John Beswick
- Format/Binding
- Advance proof
- Book Condition
- Used - good to very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Self Published
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Date Published
- 1919
- Keywords
- 54th Canadian Infantry Battalion|Great War|Honor Rolls|World War I|Canadian Military|Regimental
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