Alphabet Company
The Australian Unit that Powered the Underground War on the Western Front
$31.45
- Paperback
338 pages
- Release Date
30 December 2026
Summary
Beneath the Western Front, a tiny Australian unit kept the underground war alive.
Fewer than 300 men served in the Australian Electrical and Mechanical Mining and Boring Company. Few outside the battlefield knew their name. Yet across the British sector, from Flanders to the Somme, the work of this remarkable AIF unit was indispensable.
Known as ‘Alphabet Company’, they operated in some of the most dangerous and unforgiving conditions of the Great War. Led by Major Victor Mors…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781923720435 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1923720430 |
| Author: | Damien Finlayson |
| Publisher: | Big Sky Publishing |
| Imprint: | Big Sky Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 338 |
| Release Date: | 30 December 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 153mm x 234mm |
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Damien Finlayson
Damien Finlayson is an amateur military historian with a special interest in the First World War. He has worked as a hydrogeologist with a private consulting company for the past twenty years and holds a Bachelor and Master degree in science. Damien is a member of the Western Front Association. His articles on the Australian tunnelling companies have appeared in the association’s journal Stand To! and the journal of the Australian Military Historical Society, Sabretache.
He lives in Bunbury, Western Australia with his wife Sacha, and three children, Peter, Imogen and Gretl.
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