Historical information

Norman Gordon McNicol was a frontline Australian infantry officer and author. He enlisted on 27/1/1916 in Melbourne as Private 1109 to the 37th Battalion. Embarked overseas on 3/6/1916 and promoted to Lieutenant on 17/1/1917. He was wounded in France on 12/10/1917 and awarded the Military Cross on 3/6/1918. On 10/8/1918 during the Battle of Amiens he sustained a gunshot wound to the foot in the attack at Proyart. He was evacuated and return to Australia on 27/5/1919. McNicol is best known for writing The History of the 37th Battalion AIF, which details the unit's campaigns in Belgium and France during World War I. This book is a limited edition of 200 copies first published in 1936. Book contains 354 pages and includes maps and photographs. Book belonged to George Ferguson Private 1095 A Coy 24th Battalion.

Physical description

Dark blue hardback covered book with gold lettering on cover and spine. The book is cover is encased in clear plastic.

Inscriptions & markings

Inside cover - G Ferguson