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Description: | Ms diary (41pp), with partial ms transcription (21pp), written 28 February - August 1915 whilst he was serving with the 3rd Field Ambulance RAMC, describing his embarkation from Avonmouth on 1 March, arrival at Port Said on 29 March before landing at Gallipoli on 28 April, the heavy bombardment of the Dardanelles (26-29 April), fierce fighting at Cape Helles through April - August, and his transfer back to Plymouth via Malta and Gibraltar following sickness in August. The diary contains mostly short entries, although offers graphic descriptions of injuries and losses, including the burial of John Jeans, 3rd Field Ambulance, who was killed in action on 2 June, and lists the names and addresses of fellow soldiers.
Cataloguer SCJ
Catalogue date 2004-10-13 | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Paxton, R | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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