This book is the definitive guide to researching the military history of a WW1 Digger. AN excellent decipher of the terms and forms used on Australian WW1 Records held at the Archives and accessible on the net.
In a step by step approach, author Graeme Hosken provides the researcher with all of the information and tools necessary to complete the task. This book gives large amount of information especially to the novice researcher into how to interpret the soldiers war records found at the National Archives website.
Importantly, it provides in-depth glossary of terms and abbreviations used within the service record. Also provides tables of the structure of the Australian infantry battalions 1914 to 1918. State composition of the AIF Infantry Battalions. The organisation of an AIF infantry Battalion. Organisation and Restructuring of the Field Artillery of the AIF - interesting as it is very hard to obtain such material.
Organisation of the Light Horse and Camel Corps.
Only a small's sampling of the immense amount of information provided in this small book.