A History of the Monuments, Memorials and Colours of the South Staffordshire Regiment in Lichfield Cathedral.

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Hole-punch binding. Burgundy cloth with gold lettering to front board. 24.5 x 26.5 cm. Typescript text consisting of 41 hand-typed pages interspersed with corner mounted photographs. Signed by the author and probably unique, with no other copies produced. I have the author's 'companion' volume to this also in auction at the moment. Label inside front board reads: 'Presented to The Royal United Institution Whitehall -By- Lieut-Colonel M. B. Savage C.B.E., D.S.O. (Who compiled this work.) 1951' Above label stamped 'DESPOSED OF BY THE R.U.S.I.'. 'Dedication: To. THE SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE REGt. This book Is dedicated to the Memory of the Officers, W.Os, Non-commissioned- officers, and Soldiers of the Regular, Militia, Special Reserve, Service, Volunteer and the Territorial Battalions of the South Staffordshire Regiment, who gave their lives for their country, in the Campaigns and Battles in which the Regiment has taken part. " Soldier rest, thy warfare o'er. Sleep the sleep that knows no breaking. Dream of battle fields no more. Days of danger, nights of waking." Sir W. Scott. Langton House, Lichfield. 18th May 1944. [Signed] M. Savage. Few marks to cloth and some rubbing to top and bottom of spine. Binding sound and contents clean & complete. Lt. Col. Morris Boscawen Savage (14 March 1879 ? 11 June 1958) was a British Army officer who later entered local government. The eldest son of Lieutenant-Colonel Harry B Savage of the Royal Marine Artillery, he entered the South Staffordshire Regiment in 1899, reaching the rank of lieutenant-colonel commanding 2nd Battalion in 1918. He served in the First World War on the Western Front and was severely wounded. In 1925 he retired from the army. In 1928 he was elected to the London County Council as a Municipal Reform Party councillor representing Battersea North, serving a three year term on the council. *** As it is sometimes difficult to properly judge the look and condition of an item from the description and photos alone, please feel free to bid knowing that you can return the item post free if you are not entirely pleased with your purchase. Please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any questions. Combined shipping available at cost. Welsh Bridge Books & Collectables is a bricks and mortar shop located alongside the River Severn at Shrewsbury, in a beautiful 16th Century building housing three floors of interesting and eclectic books and collectables for sale. If you're in Shropshire please pop by and say hello! Thank you. N° de ref. del artículo 001057

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Título: A History of the Monuments, Memorials and ...
Editorial: United Kingdom
Año de publicación: 1951
Encuadernación: Hardcover
Condición: Very Good
Condición de la sobrecubierta: No Jacket
Ejemplar firmado: Signed by Author(s)
Edición: 1st Edition