Sales Biographies
I have published some of my work in printed format at the
request of some users of the site. Currently, I am offering four
concise biographies.
These booklets can be ordered by:
- Telephone on (01271) 853773;
- Email and Electronic Transfer of payment;
- Paypal (Captain & Major WALKER only);
- By Post (see below):
ORDER BY POST
You can download an order form (pdf form at bottom of page) which you can print and sent to me by email or send to me with a cheque made payable to British Military History and post to:
British Military History,
68, Lower Cross Road,
Bickington,
BARNSTAPLE,
Devon EX31 2PJ,
United Kingdom.
Captain F.J.G. WALKER and Major H.D. WALKER
This is a sixteen page booklet published privately by the
author, Rob PALMER.
Captain Francis John George WALKER and Major Hugh David WALKER were
two brothers who both came from the small market town of Great
Torrington in north Devon, who both fought in the Second World War
only to lose their lives in Burma in 1943 and 1944 respectively.
The two brothers came from Torrington where their father was the
town's doctor. The author came upon their details on the town's war
memorial and decided to research their lives. The youngest brother,
Hugh, joined the British Army first just prior to the outbreak of
the war. His elder brother Francis joined the British Indian Army
in 1940 and served with the 1 Punjab Regiment. Francis was killed
in February 1943 in the First Arakan Campaign. Hugh then
transferred to the 1 Punjab Regiment, to serve with the same
battalion as his late brother. He was awarded the Military Cross
for his gallantry in the Arakan in early 1944. Hugh was killed in
April 1944 during the Battle for Imphal Plain.
This is a private publication, and the cost is principally due to the price of printing the booklet. There may be a few proofing errors, for which the author accepts responsibility and apologises for. There are fourteen pages of text, with a few maps and photographs to support the reader. This booklet was written after the author visited Imphal and was moved to research the life of these extraordinary men. A bibliography and details of sources are included. Copies will be posted by Royal Mail 1st Class Packet upon receipt of payment by Paypal, or upon receipt and clearance of cheque.
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Major H. A. LAMBERT
This is a sixteen page booklet published privately by the author,
Rob PALMER. This booklet is one of several documents, including
biographies, the author has written; but this one has grown into a
booklet, which the author is now offering for sale.
This is the concise biography of Major Henry Alexander LAMBERT. He
was an officer in the British Indian Army from 1935 until his death
in 1944. Known as 'Sandy' LAMBERT, he was born in London and joined
the 9 Jat Regiment in 1935. His life was typical of the British
officers serving in Indian regiments prior to and during the Second
World War. Although this was only sixty-eight years ago, the style
of life and experiences these young men lived through have passed
into history. Sandy LAMBERT served with the 3 Battalion 9 Jat
Regiment, and this booklet details his life, and subsequent death
in 1944 during the battle for the Imphal Plain. The booklet was
written on behalf of his only daughter who never knew him, as he
was killed when she was only five weeks old. Even so, this booklet
gives an insight of the what it was like to be an officer in the
British Indian Army before it was dissolved in 1947.
This is a private publication, and the cost is principally due to
the price of printing the booklet. There may be a few proofing
errors, for which the author accepts responsibility and apologises
for. There are fourteen pages of text, with a few maps and
photographs to support the reader. This booklet was written after
the author visited Imphal and was moved to research the life of
this extraordinary man with the support and encouragement of his
daughter. A bibliography and details of sources are included.
Copies will be posted by Royal Mail 1st Class Packet upon receipt
of payment by Paypal, or upon receipt and clearance of cheque.
Captain J. N. RANDLE, V.C.
This is a sixteen page booklet published privately by the author,
Rob PALMER. This booklet is one of several documents, including
biographies, the author has written; but this one has grown into a
booklet, which the author is now offering for sale.
Captain John Niel RANDLE, V.C., B.A.(Oxon), was an officer in the
British Army between 1940 and 1944. He was awarded (posthumously)
the Victoria Cross for his gallantry at Kohima, Nagaland in 1944,
during which he was killed in action. Known as 'Jack' throughout
his life, RANDLE enlisted in the East Surrey Regiment in September
1939 at the outbreak of the Second World War. Jack was commissioned
in the Royal Norfolk Regiment in May 1940. His career was not
noteworthy until his battalion was sent to Kohima, as part of the 2
Infantry Division. The division was charged with relieving the
garrison at Kohima that had been defending the locality for several
days. RANDLE's battalion was tasked with clearing a series of
Japanese positions, later to be known as 'Norfolk Bunker'. He was
killed in action on the 6 May 1944, attacking Norfolk Bunker. Jack
RANDLE's selfless gallantry was recognised by the posthumous award
of the Victoria Cross, the U.K.'s highest award for
gallantry.
This is a private publication, and the cost is principally due to
the price of printing the booklet. There may be a few proofing
errors, for which the author accepts responsibility and apologises
for. There are fourteen pages of text, with a few maps and
photographs to support the reader. This booklet was written after
the author visited Kohima and was moved to research the life of
this extraordinary man. A bibliography and details of sources are
included. Copies will be posted by Royal Mail 1st Class Packet upon
receipt of payment by Paypal, or upon receipt and clearance of
cheque.
Brigadier B. C. H. GERTY
This is a thirty-eight page booklet published privately by the
author, Rob PALMER. This booklet is one of several documents,
including biographies, the author has written; but this one has
grown into a booklet, which the author is now offering for
sale.
Brigadier Bernard Charles Hamilton GERTY, C.B.E., D.S.O. was an
officer in the British Indian Army from 1918 until 1948. Born in
London, GERTY was commissioned into the 6 Royal Jat Regiment in
December 1918, ie, shortly after the end of hostilities of the
First World War. His regiment merged to become the 1 Battalion, 9
Jat Regiment in 1922. During the Second World War, this battalion
saw active service in Burma in 1941 and 1942 during the first Burma
camapign. After a short period in command of the 6 Battalion of the
Regiment, GERTY assumed command of the 3 Battalion of the same
Regiment. He joined the battalion in the Middle East, and brought
it back to Burma. The Battalion fought in the Japanese offensives
of early 1944 in the Arakan, and then played a crucial role in the
defence of the Imphal plain. One of its officers, Jemadar ABDUL
HAFIZ was awarded the Victoria Cross for his gallantry during these
operations. In December 1944, GERTY was promoted to the rank of
Brigadier and assumed command of the 53 Indian Infantry Brigade.
This was part of the 25 Indian Division and fought in the Arakan.
Bernard GERTY retired from the Army in 1948, and died at Lymington
in Hampshire in 1978. This booket, therefore, provides an insight
into the lives of middle ranking officers in the British Indian
Army during the Second World War in the Far East, as well as
serving as a biography of this officer in particular.
This is a private publication, and the cost is principally due to
the price of printing the booklet. There are a few proofing errors,
for which the author accepts responsibility and apologises for.
There are thirty-eight pages of text, with a few maps and
photographs to support the reader. This booklet was written in
cooperation with a life-time family friend as a tribute to him. A
bibliography and details of sources are included. Copies will be
posted by Royal Mail 1st Class Packet upon receipt of payment by
Paypal, or upon receipt and clearance of cheque.
