A platoon commander, serving with the 4th Battalion The Somerset Light Infantry, writes of his experiences in Europe in 1944 and 1945. He then qualifies this statement saying 'in normal times from the casualties alone it would have ranked as a major war. Historical Records of the 1st Somerset Militia 3rd Battalion Somerset Light Infantry ' by W.J.W. Kerr. 109 pages and 6 colour plates. List of Officers, illustrations of shako plates, shoulder belt plates etc.
Green cloth covers, the front with silver embossed Regimental device.
The Somerset Light Infantry . C. G. Lipscombe. The Battalion landed in France on June 18th, 1944. They were part of 8 Corps, and fought through to Bremen in 1945. The Last Days of the Raj by Trevor Royle.