On Active Service: A Biographical Dictionary of Williams by Louise Higham
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Product Details
Book Type: SECONDHAND
ISBN: 9781925515442
Book Condition: Very Good
Author: Louise Higham
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Vivid Publishing
Place: Fremantle WA
Year: 2016
Format: Paperback
Pages: 408 pages
Period: 20th and 21st Century
Book Description
Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Author has inscribed title page. Interior and binding are still excellent.
Residents of Williams have served in almost every major conflict since Australia's Federation. Some were killed in the great battles of the First World War. Others returned shell-shocked or as amputees. Some died in the Second World War as Japanese prisoners on the notorious Thai-Burma railway. One in Z Force was executed.
They have flown in helicopters over the jungles of Vietnam and the deserts of Iraq and Afghanistan. A few have been decorated for outstanding bravery, and awards include two Distinguished Flying Crosses and three Military Crosses.
On Active Service is not just a record of military service; it is a social history of a Wheatbelt community.
There are more than 200 personal stories, accompanied by 140 photographs. Higham has sourced official records and also drawn on private letters and diaries.
On Active Service: A Biographical Dictionary of Williams by Louise Higham
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