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There and Back: The Story of an Australian Soldier 1915-35 [30th Battalion Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.)]

Uploaded to the Internet Archive with a file derived from Project Gutenberg Australia http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks16/1600501h.html . The file is a transcription. The author served in the A.I.F. in the 30th Battalion which was part of the 8th Infantry Brigade, in turn part of the 5th Division, first in Egypt, then in France. The author suffered terrible injuries in France. As a result of his wounds he underwent over fifty surgical procedures in the next fifteen years. Six of his ribs were removed and eventually, after many operations to save it, his right arm was amputated above the elbow. He died at the age of 45. https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/lording-rowland-edward-7236 Rowland Edward Lording (1899–1944) from “Australian Dictionary of Biography” (Archived link https://web.archive.org/web/20240916032044/https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/lording-rowland-edward-7236 ) The pen name A. Tiveychoc is related to the fact Lording was part of the 8th Brigade in Egypt who were known as Tivey’s Chocs or Tivey’s Chocolates. Edwin Tivey is mentioned in the history books as a result of 8th Brigade deploying to the Suez Canal by train, while other units of 4th and 5th Australian Divisions mar

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