A History of the 2/29 Battalion – 8th Australian Division AIF by R. W. Christie

A History of the 2/29 Battalion – 8^th Australian Division AIF

Edited by R. W. Christie

The 2/29 Battalion AIF Association 1983, [First Edition], ISBN 0959246509, black and white photographs in text, hardcover, dustjacket

Very Good Condition, minor edge and shelf wear, minor rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, previous owners gift inscription on half title page, dustjacket shows a little edge and shelf wear with a little rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, a little chipping, scuffing and small tears (see photographs)

“The unit originally left Australia as a completely Victorian unit but returned with representatives from all States in the Commonwealth.  The 2/29^th Battalion was the first Victorian unit into action in the Malayan campaign and has the distinction of two sets of battle honours, one for the bloody Muar Road battle where the battalion initially and later in association with the 2/19^th Battalion held the crack Japanese 5^th Division, the Imperial Guards, for six days to enable the whole British force to be withdrawn behind Yong Peng, and the second for their part in the battle for Singapore Island.”