The monocled mutineer /
by Fairley, John; Allison, William.
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BookPublisher: London : Souvenir Press, 2015Edition: Revised and updated edition.Description: 208 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9780285643109 (pbk.) :; 028564310X (pbk.) :.Classification number: 940.431 FAISubject(s): Toplis, Percy | Etaples Mutiny, Etaples, France, 1917 | Warfare and Defence | Warfare and DefenceSummary: In 1917 as British troops were preparing for the Battle of Passchendaele a mutiny broke out among the 100,000 soldiers at the Etaples training camp in Northern France. This mutiny was one of the most guarded secrets of WWI. Private Percy Toplis, a survivor of the Battle of Loos, had deserted from the Army Medical Corps before re-enlisting and he was accused as the ringleader of the mutiny. By this time he was back in England where he was living in disguise and was the most wanted man in England (suspected of murder and fraud) before being killed by a policeman in 1920. Drawing on extensive interviews with survivors of the mutiny as well as with friends and relatives of Percy Toplis, this book reveals the events of the Etaples Mutiny and the response of the government.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Book - Adult Paperback | Crosby Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 940.431 FAI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 002949913X |
Previous edition: London: Quartet Books, 1978.
In 1917 as British troops were preparing for the Battle of Passchendaele a mutiny broke out among the 100,000 soldiers at the Etaples training camp in Northern France. This mutiny was one of the most guarded secrets of WWI. Private Percy Toplis, a survivor of the Battle of Loos, had deserted from the Army Medical Corps before re-enlisting and he was accused as the ringleader of the mutiny. By this time he was back in England where he was living in disguise and was the most wanted man in England (suspected of murder and fraud) before being killed by a policeman in 1920. Drawing on extensive interviews with survivors of the mutiny as well as with friends and relatives of Percy Toplis, this book reveals the events of the Etaples Mutiny and the response of the government.
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