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W. H. Downing W. H. Downing i(A121859 works by) (a.k.a. Walter H. Downing; Walter Hubert Downing)
Born: Established: 1893 Portland, Portland area, Western District, Victoria, ; Died: Ceased: 30 Oct 1965
Gender: Male
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1 The Miracle of Villers Bretonneux W. H. Downing , 2013 extract autobiography (To the Last Ridge : The World War I Experiences of W.H. Downing)
— Appears in: From the Trenches : The Best Anzac Writing from World War One 2013; (p. 310-320)
1 Mud & Trench Mythology W. H. Downing , 2011 extract autobiography (To the Last Ridge : The World War I Experiences of W.H. Downing)
— Appears in: The Penguin Book of Australian War Writing 2011; (p. 110-119)
1 y separately published work icon To the Last Ridge : The World War I Experiences of W.H. Downing W. H. Downing , Melbourne : Australasian Authors' Agency , 1920 Z1850038 1920 single work autobiography 'Written just after the heat of the battle and in the language of the time, this is the personal account of an ordinary soldier's experience of one of the most horrific series of battles ever fought. Fleurbaix, Bapaume, Beaumetz, Lagincourt, Bullecourt, The Menin Road, Villers-Bretonneux, Peronne and Mont St. Quentin. Downing describes the mud, the rats, the constant pounding of the guns, the deaths, the futility, but also the humour and the heroism of one of the most compelling periods in world history. His writing is spare but vivid, and presents a graphic description of an ordinary person's struggle to survive. Walter Downing was a Melbourne law student before fighting on the Western Front, where he won the Military Medal.' (Publisher's blurb)
1 2 y separately published work icon Digger Dialects W. H. Downing , Sydney : Lothian , 1919 Z1570277 1919 reference A glossary of approximately 1500 slang words and phrases used by Australian soldiers on active service during World War 1.
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