The Colourful Life of an Engineer
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The Colourful Life of an Engineer by Harry C Lott
A rare insight into the daily life of an officer and his men in the trenches and billets close to the front line during World War I. Harry left Canada to join the Royal Sussex (Pioneer) Regiment and arrived in France in July 1915 as a 2nd Lieutenant. Mentioned in Despatches three times and awarded the Military Cross in 1917, he was promoted to Major in the Royal Engineers where he commanded No.5 Army Tramway Company. His story covers the battles of the Somme and Passchendaele where he was wounded. After the Armistice in November 1918 he caught Spanish Flu' and returned for the clearance of the battlefields until August 1919 when he was transferred to the British Army in Mesopotamia.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781839754784 |
| ISBN 10 | 1839754788 |
| Title | The Colourful Life of an Engineer |
| Author | Harry C Lott |
| Series | The Colourful Life Of An Engineer |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Grosvenor House Publishing Ltd |
| Year published | 2021-04-29 |
| Number of pages | 152 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |