BOOK
Triumph on the western front : diary of a despatch rider with the ANZACs 1915-1919 / Oswald Harcourt Davis MM R.E. ; compiled by Philip Holdway-Davis.
- Date
- 2015.
- By
- Davis, Oswald Harcourt, 1882-1962, Holdway-Davis, Philip, 1960-
- Identifier
- ISBN 9780473314637
- Summary
Oswald Harcourt Davis was a despatch motorcycle rider during World War 1. This item contains his own words written as a diary during his years on the Western Front. Oswald joined the Royal Engineers in 1916 and arrived in Abbeville, Somme, France, in July that year. He was attached to the ANZACs and rode a Triumph motorcycle to carry pigeons at a time when communications were limited and risky.
- Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
- Other Versions
- Online version: Triumph on the western front
- Publisher
- Auckland, New Zealand : Insurance Professional Limited (Publishing), 2015.
- Format
- 438 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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