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Description: | Intermittently kept ms diary (41pp) written while serving in France between 6 August 1914 and 30 May 1918 with the 10th Field Ambulance RAMC, operating in Advanced Dressing Stations close to the front lines in France, giving immediate first-aid to casualties before sending them on to military hospitals; describing in good detail the aftermath of the battles in terms of casualties, and exhibiting his apparent disgust at the human cost of the war. Also included with the collection is a large map of the Western Front highlighting where he served, a photocopied photograph of him and his authorisation for passage in France from later in the war while serving with the Royal Engineers (Railway Operating Division), and a ts copy (5pp) of the original diary.
Cataloguer KAW
Catalogue date 2006-08-15 | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Berwick, S | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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