Triumph on the Western Front
Subtitle: diary of a despatch rider with the ANZACs 1915-1919
By: Oswald Harcourt Davis MM R.E. ; compiled by Philip Holdway-Davis
Contributors: Holdway-Davis, Philip, 1960- editor
Publisher: Insurance Professional Limited (Publishing)
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Auckland, New Zealand
Language: eng
Number of pages: 438
ISBN-13: 9780473314637
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Diaries; Motorcycle troops; World War, 1914-1918; Campaigns; British Personal narratives; Great Britain. Army. Australian and New Zealand Army Corps; Great Britain; Great Britain. Army
Description: 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 (page 438).