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Description: | 2 ms diaries written by him, the first covering his training in the United Kingdom between 11 August 1915 and 30 March 1916 and the second during his service with the 9th Brigade Machine Gun Company on the Western Front from 2 April to 2 June 1916, describing the daily life of an enlisted soldier in the trenches and skirmishes with the Germans, with some good anecdotes about his fellow soldiers and sporting matches he engaged in. Also included are 2 ts and 1 ms letters (4pp) written by his brother Laurie to family members in May 1915, providing good detail on his experiences while in the trenches and leading patrols on the Western Front.
Cataloguer KAW
Catalogue date 2006-06-14 | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Cordingley, R C | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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