MaureenE Posted 1 September , 2023 Share Posted 1 September , 2023 @keithmroberts Seen recently on another topic. I notice, from the Indexes, that there are a couple of articles about Salonica, over about four weekly editions (but I haven't access them) Twenty Years After. The Battlefields of 1914-18: Then and Now, edited by Maj Gen Sir Ernest Swinton, published by George Newnes. A series of 64 weekly editions, also reprinted as three volumes, written by those who had served, with their own photos and biographical accounts, published in the mid-late 1930s, most likely from late 1936. The weekly editions may be accessed (for free) through The Vickers Machine Gun website. Maureen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithmroberts Posted 1 September , 2023 Author Share Posted 1 September , 2023 Thanks Maureen I'll look those up. I used to have all three bound volumes at one time, but as I was making no use of them I sold them at a GWF conferernce for what I am sure was a pittance. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaureenE Posted 2 September , 2023 Share Posted 2 September , 2023 @keithmroberts Perhaps a new one for you, and available online History of the Royal Munster Fusiliers. Volume 2 From 1861 to 1922 (Disbandment) by Captain S McCance 1927 Archive.org https://archive.org/details/histroyalmunsterfusiliers-v2/page/n9/mode/2up Some mention of Battalions in Salonika Maureen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithmroberts Posted 2 September , 2023 Author Share Posted 2 September , 2023 Thanks Maureen, definitely a new one to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrmh Posted 2 September , 2023 Share Posted 2 September , 2023 (edited) Held at The City of Westminster Library: Some Unofficial Adventures of the Second Battalion Queen's Westminster Rifles, from 1914 To January 1918. Priv. Print., N.D. Author: Mare, Adjutant. EAN: X00267579 Personal Author: Mare, Adjutant. Includes Dec 1916 to Jun 1917 in Salonika. https://elibrary.westminster.gov.uk/client/en_GB/wcc/search/detailnonmodal?qu=Adventure.&qf=LOCATION 书架位置 1%3ASEARCHROOM Archives'+Search+Room&d=ent%3A%2F%2FSD_ILS%2F0%2FSD_ILS%3A101394~~0&ic=true&ps=300 Edited 2 September , 2023 by Jrmh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithmroberts Posted 2 September , 2023 Author Share Posted 2 September , 2023 (edited) Thanks, but that one is already listed in the bibliography. Definitely a rare title. There's also a copy at NAM, but it looks to have bypassed the copyright libraries as I can't find it in the Bodleian catalogue.. Edited 2 September , 2023 by keithmroberts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaureenE Posted 3 September , 2023 Share Posted 3 September , 2023 @keithmroberts The following digital library from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki appears at first investigation to be a source of a number of digital books (pdf files) of interest, which seem to be part of a collection called the I Megas Collection (which is 419 books in total), so some scrolling to do. https://digital.lib.auth.gr/search?ln=en&cc=Megas+collection&sc=1&p=&f=&action_search=Search I intend to upload some to the Internet Archive, but I'm not sure when that will be done. Some titles that I noticed https://digital.lib.auth.gr/record/150103/?ln=en. Slouch Hat/ Burr https://digital.lib.auth.gr/record/150331?ln=en Sisters' Quarters Salonika/Fedden https://digital.lib.auth.gr/record/150307/?ln=en A VAD in Salonika (a Novel) Maureen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithmroberts Posted 3 September , 2023 Author Share Posted 3 September , 2023 8 hours ago, MaureenE said: @keithmroberts The following digital library from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki appears at first investigation to be a source of a number of digital books (pdf files) of interest, which seem to be part of a collection called the I Megas Collection (which is 419 books in total), so some scrolling to do. https://digital.lib.auth.gr/search?ln=en&cc=Megas+collection&sc=1&p=&f=&action_search=Search I intend to upload some to the Internet Archive, but I'm not sure when that will be done. Some titles that I noticed https://digital.lib.auth.gr/record/150103/?ln=en. Slouch Hat/ Burr https://digital.lib.auth.gr/record/150331?ln=en Sisters' Quarters Salonika/Fedden https://digital.lib.auth.gr/record/150307/?ln=en A VAD in Salonika (a Novel) Maureen Maureen, What a marvellous find. I am less than a quarter of the way through this collection, and there are many that I know are not available on the Internet Archive. I was hoping to put the updated bibliography to bed early next week, but now I can see that I will do well to complete it before heading off later this month with the SCS to Greece and Macedonia. There are rare titles too, that are incredibly expensive to find on the second hand market, and which didn't all make their way into the copyright libraries. I think I'll be able to cancel a few of the books that I had earmarked for my next trip to Oxford, I won't need to spend quite as many days in The Bodleian now. Thank you so much for discovering this collection. Regarding an earlier conversation, Alan Wakefield and I, plan to visit Naussa independently, to explore what remains of the timber enterprise there. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithmroberts Posted 3 September , 2023 Author Share Posted 3 September , 2023 (edited) For the benefit of others, the majority of titles in this collection are in Greek, and a fair number also in French. Most of the titles in English are already listed in the SCS Bibliography, but in many cases these are the only digitised versdions that I have ever come across. I have no Greek, and my French is abysmal, but users with competence in either language would I am sure find much of interest. I am now going to check each of the titles in English against the existing bibliography, and add links where appropriate. I hope to add a short description of the book's contents as well, unless there is an adequate one already present. My aim was to complete the updated bibliography before heading of to join the SCS tour, so that the new release can be posted roughly to match the anniversary of the Bulgarian Armistice. I'll still work towards that, but there may have to be a modest delay. Keith Edited 19 September , 2023 by keithmroberts typos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaureenE Posted 9 September , 2023 Share Posted 9 September , 2023 To date, the following books from the collection above are now available on Archive.org. Still some to add. Burr, Malcolm Slouch Hat 1935 https://archive.org/details/slouchhat/page/n7/mode/2up Casson, Stanley Steady Drummer 1935 https://archive.org/details/steadydrummer/page/n7/mode/2up Day, Henry C Macedonian Memories 1930 https://archive.org/details/macedonianmemories/page/n1/mode/2up Fedden, Marguerite Sisters' Quarters Salonika 1921 https://archive.org/details/sistersquarterssalonika/page/n7/mode/2up Fitch, Henry My Mis-spent Youth. A Naval Journal 1937 https://archive.org/details/misspentyouthnaval/page/n5/mode/2up Horton, George Recollections Grave and Gay. The Story of a Mediterranean Consul 1927 https://archive.org/details/recollections-gravegay/File1BookJacket/ Haupt Heydemarck; Claud W. Sykes (translator) War Flying in Macedonia 1935 https://archive.org/details/warflyingmacedonia/page/n5/mode/2up Mackenzie, J J Number 4 Canadian Hospital. The Letters of Professor J. J. Mackenzie from the Salonika Front 1933 https://archive.org/details/number4canadianhospital/page/n9/mode/2up Renwick, George War Wanderings. A Record of War and War Travel 1914-1916 1916 https://archive.org/details/warwanderings/page/n9/mode/2up Skilbeck Smith, R Rev A Subaltern in Macedonia and Judaea, 1916-17 1930 https://archive.org/details/subalternmacedonia/page/n9/mode/2up Collections and Recollections of 107th Field Coy., R.E. 1918 https://archive.org/details/107thfieldcoy-re/page/n3/mode/2up In addition, I don’t know whether @keithmroberts is interested in another book on Archive.org by E. Keble Chatterton Seas of Adventures. The Story of the Naval Operations in the Mediterranean, Adriatic and Aegean 1936 https://archive.org/details/seasofadventures/page/n9/mode/2up Maureen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithmroberts Posted 9 September , 2023 Author Share Posted 9 September , 2023 Cheers Maureen I might manage to fit those links, but have added all the relevant links to the university website, and am running out of time for further updates as far as this edition goes. . Proofreading now, etc, and then final release copy. The downloads from the university are pretty fast, although just as pdf's without the alternate formats of Archive.org. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithmroberts Posted 18 September , 2023 Author Share Posted 18 September , 2023 Here it comes. I have put release 4 of the Salonika Campaign Bibliography to bed, and it will be posted on the Salonika Campaign Society website at approximately noon on September 30th, which is appropriate, as 30 September marked the first surrender of Great War when Bulgaria formally signed the armistice that recognised defeat. The bibliography has been enlarged, with further titles, some, thanks to Maureen in particular, and some from a variety of military unit histories that I have researched, and others from suggestions by other SCS and GWF members. Where possible links have been provided to those items that are available in digitised form. For the future I hope to add additional items linked to academic or military journals and welcome suggestions in that regard, with as much detail as possible. Release 4 will, like its predecessors be free to download, and being basically an Excel worksheet, it is easy to scroll through the content. The authors and titles of new items have been italicised until release 5 emerges next year. Apart from new titles, and additional links to items available on line, I have also corrected many minor errors, mostly owing their origins to my appalling typing, and pathetic proofreading, but will appreciate friendly advice on any errors that have managed to survive. Finally, I shall avoid the complaints, by being out of the country on publication day, as I will be walking the battlefields with an SCS tour. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithmroberts Posted 19 September , 2023 Author Share Posted 19 September , 2023 There is a real gem for Salonika campaign enthusiasts: the booklet "Salonica Again" which describes the return to Salonika in 1952 of two veterans, officers of the Salonika Reunion Association, who travelled by rail, (air was too expensive), to revisit among other locations the 3rd Gymnasium School for Boys in the city, and the village of Mavroplagia, both of which had been adopted by the SRA. They describe not just their travels but also the changes that they saw from their time over 30 years previously. There must be a few copies of theis booklet in libraries, but it is a real rarity and makes genuinely interesting reading. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holger Kotthaus Posted 21 September , 2023 Share Posted 21 September , 2023 Battles of World War 1 (As a view from the other side) Herbstschlacht in Macedonien, Cernabogen 1916* Makedonien Mazedonien [5] (Band 5/1925) https://digi.landesbibliothek.at/viewer/image/AC00635494/1/LOG_0003/ Weltkriegsende an der mazedonischen Front [11] (Band 11/1925) https://digi.landesbibliothek.at/viewer/image/AC00633956/1/LOG_0003/ Regards Holger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithmroberts Posted 21 September , 2023 Author Share Posted 21 September , 2023 Thank you Holger for posting those, they won't be added to the Bibliography because we have limited it to books in English only, but I did study German as a schoolboy, so might try my luck at reading them, with a dictionary at my side), when I return frommy visit to the battlefields. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holger Kotthaus Posted 21 September , 2023 Share Posted 21 September , 2023 52 minutes ago, keithmroberts said: Thank you Holger for posting those, they won't be added to the Bibliography because we have limited it to books in English only, but I did study German as a schoolboy, so might try my luck at reading them, with a dictionary at my side), when I return frommy visit to the battlefields. Keith Keith, Sorry; - I forget to add: You can also choose the pure text, and single page format in the viewer of the Index for `copy & past´ function (necessary for translation) (Sometimes I have the same problem, by longer English text passages) Regards Holger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffnut453 Posted 21 September , 2023 Share Posted 21 September , 2023 Apologies for the slight thread diversion but do any books exist about 4th Rifle Brigade experiences in Salonika? I have a relative who served in the 4th RB before being commissioned from the ranks. I'd love to learn more about his time in Salonika. Many thanks in advance, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithmroberts Posted 21 September , 2023 Author Share Posted 21 September , 2023 (edited) I don't recall one, but you can check the current release by downloading it frpm the SCS website and searching on "Rifle Brigade", or just "brigade" . I am departing today for Salonika so I'm afraid I don't have time to check for you. If there's no no joy you might like to check the battalions that they served alongside that battalion. The order of battle at two dates can be found in the free download of the Official History from the Internet Archive. I think there's a link to that at the top of this thread. I am just going to have a cuppa before catching my train to Gatwick, but the process is easy, to download both the current bibliography, and the two Official History volumes. I'm still seeking to discover more relevant titles to add. Keith Edited 21 September , 2023 by keithmroberts completion and typos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithmroberts Posted 1 October , 2023 Author Share Posted 1 October , 2023 Release 4 of the bibliography is now live on the Salonika Campign Society website and as always is free to ðownload. It can be found on the site under publications. Thanks as always to members who have submitted information for the new release. Maureen deserves a special mention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaureenE Posted 15 October , 2023 Share Posted 15 October , 2023 @keithmroberts There is part of an online chapter, on Salonika from page 104 The Devonshire Regiment 1914-1918 by C T Atkinson 1926 https://archive.org/details/the-devonshire-regiment-1914-1918/page/103/mode/2up Maureen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithmroberts Posted 15 October , 2023 Author Share Posted 15 October , 2023 Thanks Maureen that was fast work. I have taken a look and there are 3 chapters on the campaign. I will certainly add that for release 5. I htink there might be a couple of small problems with the copy as uploaded, but that does not in any way prevent the contents being read. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaureenE Posted 2 November , 2023 Share Posted 2 November , 2023 Six more books from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki uploaded to the Internet Archive. Keith would already have the URLs for the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki book files. Blast and Counterblast. A Naval Impression of the War by Vice-Admiral C V Usborne (Cecil Vivian) 1935 https://archive.org/details/blastcounterblast/page/n5/mode/2up Amateur Gunners. The Adventures of an Amateur Soldier in France, Salonica and Palestine in the Royal Field Artillery by A Douglas Thorburn (Alexander) 1933 https://archive.org/details/amateurgunners Yarns of the Seven Seas by Commander F G Cooper (Frederick George), RNR, 1927 includes one chapter on Salonika https://archive.org/details/yarnssevenseas/page/120/mode/2up Bridle and Brush. Reminiscences of an Artist Sportsman by George Denholm Armour 1937 https://archive.org/details/bridlebrush/page/n7/mode/2up Alarms and Excursions. Reminiscences of a Soldier by Lieut-Gen. Sir Tom Bridges 1938 https://archive.org/details/alarmsexcursions A V.A.D. in Salonika. A Tale of a Girl's Work in the Great War [a Novel] by Bessie Marchant 1917 https://archive.org/details/vadsalonikanovel Here are some files which @keithmroberts perhaps may not have The Worcestershire Regiment in the Great War by Captain H FitzM Stacke (Henry FitzMaurice) 1928 https://archive.org/details/worcestershirereggreatwar The Royal Scots 1914-1919, Volume 1 by Major John Ewing 1925 https://archive.org/details/royalscots1914-1919vol1 The Royal Scots 1914-1919, Volume 2 by Major John Ewing https://archive.org/details/royalscots1914-1919vol2 The Ship of Remembrance. Gallipoli—Salonika by Ian Hay (John Hay Beith) 1926 https://archive.org/details/shipremembrance . However, there is only a limited amount about Salonika. Record of the 5th (Service) Battalion the Connaught Rangers from 19th August, 1914 to 17th January, 1916 by Henry Francis Newdigate Jourdain 1916 https://archive.org/details/5thbattconnaughtrangers Maureen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithmroberts Posted 2 November , 2023 Author Share Posted 2 November , 2023 Thanks again Maureen All the titles apart from the Royal Scots ones are listed in the bibliography, but other than the Thessaloniki titles are without links to digital copies. I'm not sure how I missed the Royal Scots as I used to have copies on my own shelves because of the service of a distant connection. It really is excellent to see more regimental histories emerging in digitised form. Even modern reprints can be expensive, and quite a number have never been reprinted. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaureenE Posted 5 November , 2023 Share Posted 5 November , 2023 @keithmroberts 2 more available online Record of the 5th (Service) Battalion the Connaught Rangers from 19th August, 1914 to 17th January, 1916 https://archive.org/details/5thbattconnaughtrangers/page/n5/mode/2up A Living Witness. Letters of John Maximilian Hammond MB, BS, DSO 1914-1917 https://archive.org/details/livingwitness/page/n9/mode/2up Maureen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaureenE Posted 10 November , 2023 Share Posted 10 November , 2023 @keithmroberts 3 more regimental histories available online, (mentioned in another recent post) with chapters on Salonika The East Yorkshire Regiment in the Great War 1914-1918 by Everard Wyrall 1928 https://archive.org/details/eastyorkshirereggtwar/page/n9/mode/2up The Gloucestershire Regiment in the War 1914-1918. The Records of the 1st (28th), 2nd (61st), 3rd (Special Reserve) and 4th, 5th, and 6th (First-Line T.A.) Battalions by Everard Wyrall 1931 https://archive.org/details/gloucestershireregwar/page/n9/mode/2up The History of the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry 1914-1919 by Everard Wyrall 1932 https://archive.org/details/historydcli1914/page/n9/mode/2up Maureen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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