Colonel Roderick McCleod, D.S.O., M.C., 'An Artillery Officer in the First World War', privately

Colonel Roderick McCleod, D.S.O., M.C., 'An Artillery Officer in the First World War', privately published, cased bound in green cloth covered boards with gold lettering, hole-punched text block.

A gift by the author to a relative of the current owner.

This very rare book is a personal account of the Great War by Colonel Roderick McCleod, D.S.O., M.C., Royal Artillery, who was born on the 13th of November 1891 and entered the Royal Artillery as a 2nd Lieutenant on the 23rd of December 1911. He had attained the rank of Captain (Acting Major) by the end of the war, and his D.S.O. was gazetted on the 1st of January 1919 for "distinguished service in connection with military operations in Italy". He had previously been awarded the M.C. (London Gazette 4th of June 1917).

Roderick McLeod was involved in the Curragh Incident of March 1914, and served in the Battle of Mons and at Le Cateau where he was wounded. He was evacuated to the United Kingdom and returned to the Western Front in 1915 to participate in numerous other battles. Part of his service was as a liaison officer with the Royal Flying Corps. He was sent to Italy in November 1917 and fought in the Battle of the Asiago Plateau.

This copy of his memoir, which is in first-class condition, is accompanied by a letter from the first owner confirming that she received it directly from Colonel McLeod, who was a family friend.