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A regimental history and official account of the Irish Guards in the First World War, written by Rudyard Kipling in honour of his son, John, who served in the Irish Guards and was killed in his first action at the battle of Loos. Kipling had encouraged his son to enlist, despite him having been initially been rejected by the army due to poor eyesight, and felt intense guilt at his death.
This book also contains a listing of the battle rolls of honour and casualty lists of all officers and men who served with the First and Second Battalion.
Hardcover, this edition published by Spellmount UK 1997, first published in 1923.
