William Cranston - 3rd Bn. Machine Gun Corps Journal
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| Subject | Cranston, William James |
|---|---|
| Title | William Cranston - 3rd Bn. Machine Gun Corps Journal |
| Notes | Articles from the magazine of the 3rd Bn Machine Gun Corps, issue no 1, May 1919. I have 100 pages of the originals of issues 1-6 with many descriptions of actions in the Great War and accounts of regimental life. Editor's Comment: 'Honorary Editor, Lt.-Colonel W. J. Cranston. D.S.O.'. Cartoon portrait of Lt.-Col. Cranston facing prefatory material, with an article 'The Chronicles of the 3rd Bn. M.G.C. | No. 1 | Arras | March 21-28 1918'. Second Lieutenant (acting Lieutenant Colonel) William James Cranston DSO, Royal Scots Fusiliers and Staff, served additionally in the North Staffordshire Regiment and commanded the 13th Bn. King's Liverpool Regiment and 3rd Bn. Machine Gun Corps. |
| Item Date | May 1919 |
| Creation place | Cologne |
| File type | Image |
| Item source | Folio |
| Item medium | Paper |
| Content | Publication |
| Cataloguer | Richard Marshall |
| Copyright | The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor |
| Digital repository | The Great War Archive, University of Oxford |
| Contributor Name | Peter Shipley |
| Contributed on the behalf of | Mrs Fiona Shipley |
| Reference URL | http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/document/9150 |
