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Description: | Photocopy of ts diary (12pp) describing his interesting experiences as a Private, Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC), in France and on the Western Front (26 December 1914 - 3 May 1915), giving, in particular, a vivid account of being under direct artillery fire and aeroplane bombardment, and its results on men and buildings, in Ypres (February 1915), and mentioning also going into the trenches as part of a stretcher party, living conditions in France and at the Front, Catholic church services and the unusual sights of cavalry units, including Indian cavalry, and British soldiers under arrest.
Cataloguer NLY
Catalogue date 1986-04 | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Costello-Bowen, Hubert | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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