The Dukes The story of the men who have served In Peace and War with the British Columbia Regiment (D.C.O.) 1883-1973 Hardcover - 1974

Vancouver BC: The British Columbia Regiment. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Boards show light shelf wear, DJ shows heavy shelf wear with short tears and chipping.; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. Laid in is some related ephemera ; B&W Photographs; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 438 pages; "This volume tells the story of B.C.'s earliest militia units from one of which the British Columbia Regiment has its descent. It describes the Regiment's participation in the South African War and in the First and Second World Wars, the careers of thirty-eight distinguished British Columbians who have commanded the Regiment and the part it played in B.C.'s disastrous floods of 1948. It tells the story of the Drill Hall, opened in 1901 by the future King George V and 'occupied' in 1970 by young activists." "The official birthdate of the BC Regiment is 12 October 1883 but it can claim direct descent from the Seymour Artillery Company, formed in New Westminster in 1866." Included is a list of Officers, N.C.O's and Men who died whilst serving on the strength of the 7th Canadian Infantry Battalion C.E.F. 1914-1918 as well as fatalities incurred by the 28th Armoured Regiment (BCR) during 1939-1945 and repatriated prisoners of war, honours and awards for both World wars. .