The “Lonsdale Battalion” 1914-1918 By Colin Bardgett

£28.00

The author tells the story of the raising and disbanding of the Lonsdale Battalion, inspired by his visit to the Somme Battlefields and to the Lonsdale Cemetary, where lie hundreds of Pals from the towns and villages of Cumberland and Westmorland. The book includes numerous illustrations and a roll of honour and other statistics. There is also an envelope inside the rear cover containing a card “Are you a Man or Are You a Mouse” This is no. 415 0f just 600 copies and signed by the author.

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The author tells the story of the raising and disbanding of the Lonsdale Battalion, inspired by his visit to the Somme Battlefields and to the Lonsdale Cemetary, where lie hundreds of Pals from the towns and villages of Cumberland and Westmorland. The book includes numerous illustrations and a roll of honour and other statistics. There is also an envelope inside the rear cover containing a card “Are you a Man or Are You a Mouse” This is no. 415 0f just 600 copies and signed by the author.

The glazed boards are clean and bright and in near fine condition, with very mild fading to the spine.
The binding is tight, and the interior is unmarked and in fine condition.
A very nice copy indeed.

The “Lonsdale Battalion” 1914-1918
By
Colin Bardgett

  • Publisher: GC Book Publishers Ltd, 1993
  • Hardcover
  • Signed Limited Edition numbered 415
  • 6 x 8.5 in.
  • 138 pages