WITH THE CORNWALL TERRITORIALS ON THE WESTERN FRONT

The history of 5th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry in the Great War. An excellent unit history of one of Britain's most distinguished units of "weekend soldiers", the Territorial Army. The 5th Cornwall Territorials served on the Western Front from May 1916 to the Armistice. Serving first in the Laventie sector, they took part in the Battle of the Somme at Aveluy, and at the Battles of Arras, Third Ypres (Passchendaele), Cambrai and Saint Quentin. Illustrated with photographs, maps and some fine drawings by the author, who was himself severely wounded in June 1918. Accompanied by a Roll of Honour, officers list etc. Reprint of the 1921 original edition.