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Description: | Photocopied ms transcription of a diary (August 1914 - April 1915) describing his service in an unidentified territorial Field Artillery unit in the South-East of England before joining the 1st Brigade RFA Ammunition Column (27th Division) with whom he crossed to France on 22 December 1914 arriving in the line at Dickebusch south of Ypres on 9 January 1915 and remaining there until transferred to Elverdinghe north of Ypres at the beginning of April with references to the weather, food and his work delivering both artillery and small arms ammunition, the selfish behaviour of his officers, the capture of a dog believed to be trained to carry German despatches and of two suspected civilian snipers, and the Battle of St Eloi on 14 March, together with photocopies of 4 ms letters (February - June 1915) referring to the terrible sights seen in Ypres, the German use of gas and the stalwart achievements of the 27th Division during the Second Battle of Ypres and 6 photographs. The collection also includes a ts transcription (41pp) of both diary and letters.
Cataloguer NS
Catalogue date 1988-10 | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Gower, J W | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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