60726: Book entitled 'The Pill-boxes of Flanders', Col. E. G. L. Thurlow. From the effects of Charles W. Carr

<p dir="ltr">Book: THE PILL-BOXES OF FLANDERS by Col. EGL Thurlow, DSO. London: Ivor Nicholson and Watson Ltd. for the British Legion, 1933.</p><p dir="ltr">Includes a transcript of some text "found in a pill-box at Passchendaele on its re-occupation, from the Library at Talbot House, Poperinghe:<br>1. This position will be held and the section will remain here until relieved<br>2. The enemy cannot be allowed to interfere with this position<br>3. If the section cannot remain here alive, it will remain here dead, but in any case it will remain here<br>4. Should any man through shell-shock or any cause attempt to surrender, he will remain here dead<br>5. Should all guns be blown up, the section will use Mills grenades and other novelties<br>6. Finally, the positioon will be held as stated<br>The Australian machine-gunners, who had occupied the position lay around dead"</p><p dir="ltr"><br></p><p dir="ltr">Chapters include: Notes on the construction of the German concrete shelters and emplacements; How to reach the pill-boxes; Essex Farm and Hussar Farm, Potijze; St Julien, Wieltje, Kitchener's Wood, Pilckem; Borry Farm, Frezenberg, Fitzclarence Farm; The area between the Ypres-Menin Road and the Ypres-Lille Road; Wytschaete-Messines Area; 1918 the withdrawal in the Salient and the final advance.</p><p dir="ltr">Part of large collection of photos and memoribilia relating to Serjeant 3091 (later 240965) Charles Woodward Carr, 2/5th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment - kept by Mrs Gill Porter and Mr Tony Carr of their father.</p>