58276: 'In Parenthesis' dedication page with inscription by David Jones

Dedication page with notes by David Jones and Colin Hughes, primarily about the identity of: 'Pte. R.A. Lewis-gunner from Newport, Monmouthshire killed in action in the Boesinghe Sector N.W. of Ypres'. [Allen, Thomas Reginald - Reg Allen - born Abertillery, Monmouthshire, enlisted Royal Welsh Fusiliers at Holborn, 21767 L/Cpl, killed in action France/Flanders 6th May 1917].

Colin Hughes visited David Jones many times to discuss elements of the attacks on Mametz Wood by the Welsh battalions in the period 7th to 12th July 1916 during the Battle of the Somme. David Jones annotated Colin's copy of the book 'In Parenthesis' (1937) during these visits.