ANZAC Doctor. The Life of Sir Neville Howse, Australia's First VC.
by Braga, Stuart
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0868066931
- ISBN 13
- 9780868066936
- Seller
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Ashmore, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
Sydney: Hale & Iremonger, 2000. 392pp, index, bibliography, endnotes, bw ills, maps. Or black cloth in jacket. Near new. Neville Howse was awarded his VC for heroism during the Boer War, the first time it had been conferred on a member of an Australian military unit. He remains the only Australian medical officer to have received the VC. He volunteered again in 1914 as was Senior Medical Officer at Anzac Cove where he was chiefly responsible for saving the lives of 2000 wounded men during the first three days of the landing alone. After the war he continued in the military medical services and in 1922 entered Parliament. He was knighted three times for his services.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- Lawrence Jones
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 037834
- Title
- ANZAC Doctor. The Life of Sir Neville Howse, Australia's First VC.
- Author
- Braga, Stuart
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0868066931
- ISBN 13
- 9780868066936
- Publisher
- Hale & Iremonger
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- 2000
- Keywords
- Neville Howse Victoria Cross Gallantry Medal Biography first World War One WWI ANZAC Gallipolki Boer War Medical Officer AIE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Medicine / Health / Psych; Biography; Australian Military;
- Size
- 8vo
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Lawrence Jones
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Ashmore, Queensland
About Lawrence Jones
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