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Selwyn & Blount, 1926. Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition.  Some foxing and marks to hard cover and foxing to some edges.  illustrations. History of the 12th (Nelson) Company of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force written by the company commander, Major C.B. Brereton.  Covers the formation of the NZEF and the early war experience of the company defending the Suez canal from attack by the Turks, the campaign on Gallipoli, and the activities of the company as part of the New Zealand Division in France and Flanders including the Somme. Brereton ultimately returned to New Zealand just before the armistice. Rare and important record of the NZEF. Signed by Author