Brothers in Arms
H.E. Cottee and C.R. Anstey in World War I
by Timothy J. Crist
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About the Book
In August 1915, H.E. Cottee and C.R. Anstey left Tregeagle, a village in the Northern Rivers district of New South Wales, and went off to war together, brothers in arms. It was a fateful decision. One lived and one died.
Both served on the Western Front with the 9th Battalion, AIF; Cottee also served with the 2nd Field Survey Company of the Royal Engineers at the Battles of the Somme, Messines Ridge, and Ypres.
World War I was so vast and so bloody that it can be hard to gain an understanding of what it meant for individual Australians. This account -- based on Cottee's letters home (printed in an appendix), the service records of both men, and contemporary newspaper reports -- provides insight into the experiences of not only Cottee and Anstey, but also the 322,000 Australians (out of a population of fewer than 5 million) who served overseas during the war.
Both served on the Western Front with the 9th Battalion, AIF; Cottee also served with the 2nd Field Survey Company of the Royal Engineers at the Battles of the Somme, Messines Ridge, and Ypres.
World War I was so vast and so bloody that it can be hard to gain an understanding of what it meant for individual Australians. This account -- based on Cottee's letters home (printed in an appendix), the service records of both men, and contemporary newspaper reports -- provides insight into the experiences of not only Cottee and Anstey, but also the 322,000 Australians (out of a population of fewer than 5 million) who served overseas during the war.
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About the Creator
A 1973 graduate of Yale University, Timothy Crist earned his PhD in History from Cambridge University in England. He is a trustee of the Newark (NJ) Public Library and President of the Newark History Society.