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Description: | Ms account (6pp) of his experiences during the First World War, beginning with his enlistment in September 1914 and training in the United Kingdom; embarkation for active service on the Western Front with the 1/5th Battalion London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) (11th Brigade, 4th Division), describing anti-gas precautions, his low opinion of the artillery, and his wounding which led to evacuation back to hospital in the UK; after recovery, his transfer to the Army Service Corps at the Depot Unit of Supply, Bedford; from October 1916 with the New Zealand Supply Column in France; and in January 1918 his return to France for transfer to the 2/10th Battalion London Regiment (175th Brigade, 58th Division), describing involvement in the final Battles for the Hindenburg Line (August 1918) during which he was wounded and evacuated back home.
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Catalogue date 2003-01-28 | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Parker, R M | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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