FROM CREWE TO THE CAPE.Diary of a Railway Town During the Boer War

Potts, Mark, Marks, Tony & Howard Curran

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Diary of a Railway Town during the Boer War 1899-1902

In October 1899, Britain and the Boer nation would go to war in South Africa. From the famous Cheshire railway town of Crewe, Regulars, Reservists and Volunteers would answer the call to arms. More would serve than in any other town of comparable size, and amomg the 500 were members of the Railway Volunteer Corps- recruited from the workshops and offices of Crewe Railway Works. This is the story of those who served, and died, and the public at home who supported them

Hardcover with laminated boards 219 pages text with numerous historical photographs

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  • Publisher: MPire Books
  • Publisher Place: CREWE
  • Date of Publication: 2009
  • Edition: 1st Edition
  • Jacket Condition: Laminated Boards-Hardcover
  • Binding Condition: As New
  • Overall Condition: A New
  • Size: 170 X 250mm
  • Lot No: 46
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