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This would appear to have been Privately Printed & not published for sale, but for authors family. Text printed on single sided art paper & photographic illustrations on single sided gloss paper, and bound by The Studio Bindery in Surrey ( label inside cover). on title page is "compiled inaccurately by him in his 96 & 97th year (2001 & 2002 )" . The dedication page states his father (died 1930) left no written reminiscences or papers of his 1st world war exploits in Egypt etc. and that was a pity, So thought he would leave his reminiscences of his life after his demise, as it may interest his daughter & grand children. (with the help of 2 friends). Introduction states he never kept a diary and some dates approx and he has been encouraged to do it for the interest & amusement of his decedents.Contents; iii + 61 + 3 pages (his Medal award & dates of Army career). + 2 whos who + 1 Chronology. + 19 pages of illustrations inc from b/w & colour photographs & copies of documents. Binding Good with gilt embossed spine a couple of scratches etc. Contents almost mint. Upto page 19 is his early life, ends with University, from pages 20 - 45 his military career, from page 47 his life in Portugal, from page 58/9 includes his wife Pricilla, nee Gurney. at rear upside down is "For Ronald with love from Tony, July '03" looks like he picked it up, thought it was the front, then dedicated & signed it (well he was 97 ), Ronald was poss. his Brother in Law. could not find any mention of this book on the net. From the net i did find; Dec 2003, Lieutenant-Colonel Tony Hunter, died aged 97, He was awarded a DSO and Bar, the latter in Italy in 1943 in the first major opposed river crossing of the campaign. Hunter made several personal reconnaissance's under fire, and under Hunter's supervision and despite continual harassment from enemy fire, the bridge - the first across the river - was open to traffic four days after the assault. Major-General Erskine proclaimed it a "Hunter Bridge", and Hunter's skill and leadership were recognised by the award of a Bar to his DSO. After a number of postings, Hunter took command of 9th Field Squadron in the 8th Armoured Division and accompanied it to North Africa in time for the battle of Alamein. He was awarded his first DSO during the campaign in the Western Desert as CRE 7th Armoured Division. "Every step of an advance of 2,000 miles produced a problem for the Royal Engineers," the citation stated. "Mines, craters, booby traps and demolitions have been overcome by the excellent work of the Engineers supervised, directed and led by Lt-Col Hunter in person." General Montgomery, in adding his personal support to the recommendation, confirmed that much of Hunter's work was carried out under fire. 21.5 x 30cm Apporx.
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