HURCOMBE'S HUNGRY HALF HUNDRED: A memorial history of the 50th Battalion A.I.F. 1916-1919.
Foreword by Lieutenant-General Sir Donald Dunstan. Pp. x+350, numerous text illustrations, text maps, appendices, index; dark green boards, lettered and decorated in gilt, edges a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper, faintly scuffed; Peacock Publications, Norwood, S.A., 1991. First edition. *'The 50th Battalion A.I.F. was formed in Egypt in early 1916, when the illustrious "Fighting 10th Battalion" was split, following the evacuation of Gallipoli. The Battalion, which was largely composed of men from South Australia and Broken Hill, had distinguished service with the 4th Division in France and Belgium. It fought in the great battles of Pozieres, Bullecourt, Passchendaele and Villers Bretonneux' [wrapper blurb]. Item #181714
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