BOOKLET A SHORT HISTORY OF 63RD FOOT IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA 1829-1833 BRITISH ARMY

Description

Offered is an out of print booklet relating to the 63rd Regiment of Foot’s (West Suffolk) service in Western Australia between 1829 and 1833.  The 28 page booklet gives an overview and account of the 63rd’s service in the newly founded Colony of Western Australia. This is a concise look at the personalities and historical significance of this British Army unit in the foundation years, in which the fledgling colony was on the brink of disaster.  This book is well and truly out of print and would be a good starting point for researchers and historical enthusiasts in looking at the military impact which the 63rd had upon Western Australia.