Frank Richards Old Soldier Sahib

[Blairy]

Nice to know that old Frank is still making money
The man who he is talking to in the letter is William Townsend 2nd Bn RWF
Sgt William Townsend 9020 and he went into POW Labour Corps

Author:

Frank Richards [Francis Philip Woodruff] DCM, MM (1883 - 1961)
Publication details:
14 Church St, Blaina, Mon".3 May 1936. With original envelope.

£145.00
Two pages, fold marks, small loss to margin without loss of text, mainly good condition. "Thanks very much for letter, the 10/- postal order is 5/- more than the book cost me from the publishers, had a drink at your expense with the surplus. I have forwarded the book on to you under separate cover, which you should receive

Two pages, cr. 8vo, fold marks, small loss to margin without loss of text, mainly good condition. "Thanks very much for letter, the 10/- postal order is 5/- more than the book cost me from the publishers, had a drink at your expense with the surplus. I have forwarded the book on to you under separate cover, which you should receive at the same time as this letter. 'Old Soldier Sahib' is an autobiography of my life from the age of ten to a year before the great war, having no data to to [sic] guide me I had to rely entirely on memory for my story, which is apt to play one tricks after a lapse of over thirty years. Most of the story deals with my soldiering days in India & Burmah, don't know whether you will like it, but whether you do or not please give me you [sic] candid opinion on it. If possible I shall be spending a few days in London sometime this month, if I do I shall pay you a call [...] P.S. Very interesting the cutting you sent me, we old Welch Fusiliers are getting very prominent in the papers of late."e at the same time as this letter.

[Philip Edwards]

What an informative book about the 2nd Batt before the 1 WW.

[BennytheBall]

another great book by Frank is old soldiers never die that is very informative too
Benny Ball