Up To Mametz (1931) By Ll. Wyn Griffith
 
Llewelyn Wyn Griffiths Up to Mametz, published in 1931, is now firmly established as one of the finest accounts of soldiering on the Western Front. It tells the story of the creation of a famous Welsh wartime battalion (The Royal Welsh Fusiliers), its training, its apprenticeship in the trenches, through to its ordeal of Mametz Wood on the Somme as part of 38 Division.
Llewelyn Wyn Griffiths was born into a Welsh-speaking family in Llandrillo yn Rhos, North Wales. He joined the Civil Service as a Tax Surveyor. Aged 24 on the outbreak of War, he was accepted for a commission in the 15th (1st London Welsh) Battalion of the Royal Welch Fusiliers and served in the Battalion or on the staff for the rest of the War. Returning to the Inland Revenue, he was responsible for the pay-As-You-Earn tax system, retiring in 1952. He held many distinguished appointments, such as the Arts Council, and was a regular broadcaster. Awarded an Honorary DLitt by the University of Wales, he was a holder of the CBE, OBE, Croix de Guerre, and an MID. He died in 1977.
 
 A very rare first edition.
 
Hard Cover
238 Pages 
In Good Condition