20 JUNE 1908, Page 26

A Short History of the Srd V.B. of the Devonshire

Regiment. By a Retired Officer. (Pollard and Co., Exeter. 8s. 6d.)—The history extends from 1859-1908. The first Colonel was Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, the second C. A. W. Troyte, the third Sir J. H. Kennaway. The battalion is now "telescoped" with another. The author hopes to induce the men to stay on, an admirable aim, which we hope will be attained. Here, anyhow, they may read—and a copy has been given to every member of the old battalion—of some good work done for the benefit of their country.