Historical information

Gifted from the historian Dr. C.E.W. Bean to is father, The Rev Edwin Bean.

Physical description

Hardcover book - Blue buckram cover. The title printing is in black ink. In the centre is a coloured painting showing a slightly wounded digger in front of a damaged Union Jack. At the lower right can be seen dark silhouettes of soldiers and rifles. It has 170 pages of text, maps, drawings and photos.

Inscriptions & markings

Inside the front cover is a small photo labelled B2566.
To: "Rev Edwin Bean, Bel........, Lower Sandy Bay Road, Hobart, TAS".
From: "C.E.W. Bean, HQR 1st ANZAC Corps"
Written on first page in pencil is:- "For Jack as he has - no copy J.W"