Rooster: The Story of an Australian Soldier's Experiences in the Mud and Blood of WWI by Bill Game

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges, particularly to front cover right corners, now protected with book tape. Inscribed by author. Body text and binding are still very good.

Rooster is based on the short life of William James Game, a railwayman who volunteered as an Australian soldier and was assigned to the furore and tumult of the Western Front.

Rooster was wounded at Le Hamel and, with a few others, was captured at the Wolfsburg Trench in 1918. In the early darkness, less than 20 Australian soldiers suddenly sprang from their trench and sprinted straight towards 200 German defenders to retrieve their mates.

The author is the grandson of Rooster and has been curious about his grandfather since early childhood, but has received only sketchy answers. His family knew very little of his war years. He began questing for information and was astounded by the emerging story now told in this book.

More than 2,500 Australians served in the 44th Battalion throughout WWI. Only 880 survivors walked out of their final battle. Five weeks later, the murderous Great War ended.