Neatly hand-written, with some diagrams, in red and blue ink, on lined paper, with some stamps of the Orderly Room Hythe; 105pp.
The School of Musketry was formed at Hythe in 1853 and produced some of the Army's best marksmen as well as instructors who were sent to different regiments. This is a good record of a detailed course.The recruit could have been destined for the Western front as a sniper. Presumably the stamps were to endorse that the notes were correctly recorded.
Neatly hand-written, with some diagrams, in red and blue ink, on lined paper, with some stamps of the Orderly Room Hythe; 105pp.
The School of Musketry was formed at Hythe in 1853 and produced some of the Army's best marksmen as well as instructors who were sent to different regiments. This is a good record of a detailed course.The recruit could have been destined for the Western front as a sniper. Presumably the stamps were to endorse that the notes were correctly recorded.
| Binding | Large 8vo orig. cloth-backed boards, worn, |
| Publication | 1916. From the collection of Dr Vivien Noakes [1937-2011] who was a leading authority on both Edward Lear and the First World War. |
- Product Code: RGW22308
- Availability: In Stock
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£150.00