Author: YOUNG, C. A. Title: Platoon Commander's Notebook Lieutenant Robert Cowey and his men at Gallipoli and beyond. The story of each man's contribution to the First World War.
Description: First Edition; Super Royal 8vo; pp. viii, 317; numerous b/w illustrations, bound in original slick illustrated boards, Chronology, Formation and Deployment of 3rd Battalion, bibliography, index, a fine copy. Queensland; C. A. Young; 2007. Corporal Barlow was extremely thorough in recording the details of the men of 9 platoon even down to their rifle numbers. Barlow recorded everything, including the fate of the men, until he was evacuated wounded. The poignancy of the entries in the original notebook motivated the author to research what became of these men. The result is the story of Lieutenant Bob Cowey and the original 66 men of 9 Platoon. C company, 3 Battalion.
Keywords: australian military Gallipoli WW1 biography
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- Book number: 118710