|
Date: |
|
Description: | Bound ts copy of a diary (49pp) kept during his service as a stretcher bearer with the London Rifle Brigade between 16 January 1917 and 2 January 1918, with description of his experiences at Arras including his feelings on the high casualty rate following the battle, raiding parties, road clearing, the poor condition of the trenches, football matches to relieve the tension and the frustration at the 'useless' activities employed by the Army to fill up time.
Cataloguer KAW
Catalogue date 2007-01-16 | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Edgley, P E | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
|
|