An Anzac's Story

Courtenay, Bryce, 1933-2012, 2005. Hardcover in Dustjacket. Fine. Shelf wear to jacket. AUSTRALIAN MILITARY This book was written by an ordinary ANZAC soldier. Roy Kyle started writing this memoir at the age of 89 and almost completed it before he died. A typical Anzac, fiercely patriotic, he enlisted in the A.I.F. in 1915, several months underage. He spent his eighteenth birthday in the terrible tranches of Gallipoli and then went on to serve on the Western Front. Roy Kyle's story begins with his colorful, classic Australian childhood in country new South Wales and Victoria in the early years of last century. Bryce Courtenay, who helped get Roy Kyle's memoirs published, has provided a moving introduction to this life and times.Kyle, Roy, 1897-1996. | World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Turkey -- Gallipoli Peninsula -- Personal narratives. | Soldiers -- Australia -- Biography.277 p., [24] p. of plates : ill., facsims., map, ports. ; 21 cm. Bibliography: p. 275-277. #240623 Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. Hardcover in Dustjacket Fine. Shelf wear to jacket