This Battalion History war book is the ' The Fighting 9th Battalion AIF 1914 - 1919 ' by C.M. Wrench M.C. (Military Cross ). Clarie Wrench finished this book in his 88th year he served as a Lieutenant with the 9 th Battalion A.I.F. during World War One. He worked his way up through the ranks and was promoted to Lieutenant by 1918. He was awarded the MC for gallantry while leading his 9th Battalion platoon against a German machine gun post in the latter part of 1918 during the Offensive. He was a leading advocate for the 9th Battalion Association and lived for the Battalion. Has over 50 pages of its massive 598 pages dedicated to Gallipoli campaign and has much detail about the original landers including letters written by 9th members about the first landings. Follows on with full history of the Battalion on the Western Front. Huge on detail and a big book. Fully Indexed. numerous printed photos and illustrations.
The last Ninth Battalion History written by an original member - their last man standing!

In Fact, I'm thinking that this one of the last larger memoirs of the 1st AIF written by an original member.