Launceston Regiment 1860-1960. de WYATT, D.M - 2013

Taroona, Tas: Author. 2013. Published in an edition of 150 numbered copies signed by the author (the first 35 of which are case-bound). 4to. x, 206pp, well illustrated in colour and b&w. Soft covers. Fine (new). ISBN 0977503399 ***The Launceston Volunteer Rifle Corps was founded in 1860, although it was disbanded due to insufficient government and public support in 1868. Ten years later, the Tasmanian Volunteer Rifle regiment was formed, with two companies in Launceston and four in Hobart, and the Launceston Regiment can boast an unbroken lineage from that time. .