Help required with a book identification

[micks]

Hi all

Back in the early 1990,s I was living in Sydney, Australia and visited the local library at Ryde.

I remember browsing through a book containing biographies of notable young men who had

given their lives during the First World War.

It was a hardback , probably published in the U.K in the 1970,s and definitely was not Bond of Sacrifice

or similar . It contained a photograph of each man and a page on his accomplishments and provoked

thoughts of where would have life taken them if the war had not intervened.

It,s a bit of a long shot but someone maybe able to lead me in the right direction and I might track down

a second hand copy.

All the best

Micks

[museumtom]

If it was had a red./wine cover it might have been an original De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour. N&MP have reprinted the five volumes and an index.

Cheers.

Tom.

[micks]

Hi Tom

Thanks for the response

no it wasn,t De Ruvigny's

The book was exclusively about young men who were high achievers in their chosen field.

I remember one of the biographies was that of a successful alpine climber

who if he had survived the war would probably have been included in the British team who

attempted to climb Mount Everest in the 1920,s.

Micks

[charlesmessenger]

Micks

Sounds a bit like Reginald Pound's The Lost Generation which was published in 1964.

Charles M

[micks]

Hi Charles

Thanks for that mate

I'll attempt to track down a copy.

All the best

Micks