- Sidney Allinson
Sidney Allinson (born in
Witton le Wear, Durham ,England , October 20, 1930) is anauthor . He presently resides inVictoria, British Columbia , having previously lived inToronto .He grew up in
Southport , UK attended Christ Church Secondary School, was employed by The Southport Guardian newspaper, and served overseas with Great Britain'sRoyal Air Force before emigrating to Canada in 1951. [http://icseftonandwestlancs.icnetwork.co.uk/icsouthport/yourviews/page.cfm?objectid=13985128&method=full&siteid=60252&start=43]He has written factual military history including "The Bantams: The untold story of World War One," and historically-based
fiction , including "Kruger's Gold", a novel set during theSecond Anglo-Boer War, and "Jeremy Kane: A Canadian historical novel of the 1837 Mackenzie Rebellion and its brutal aftermath in the penal colonies of Australia] .Bibliography
** 1981: "The Bantams: the untold story of World War I" ISBN 0-7030-0201-5 (
hardcover , Howard Baker)
** 1982paperback issue: ISBN 0-88962-190-X (Mosaic)
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