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Description: | 4 ms pocket diaries (1916 - 1919) written during his service with 2/23rd London Regiment (60th Division) in France (June - December 1916), Salonika (December 1916 - June 1917), and Palestine (June 1917 April 1918), containing notes on fatigues, patrols and raids, activity at the front line with few specific details but some good notes on the action (February 1917, November 1917, and March 1918), and his wounding and evacuation back to the UK (July 1918); together with an ms journal (52pp, written after the war) transcribing some of the diary extracts; 4 photographs, including 2 of him in uniform; and ts transcriptions of 3 letters (6pp) written by him (May - September 1917) giving details of his previous experiences in France and Salonika, the journey to Palestine and his leave in Cairo. Also with the collection are postcards and souvenirs relating to his overseas service.
Cataloguer PJB | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | British Army London Regiment | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Bryant, E H | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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