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Description: | Ts transcription of a diary (4pp), 3 January - 14 November 1916, written by him whilst serving as a Gunner with 174th Brigade Royal Field Artillery in the UK and later on the Western Front, describing artillery training, learning how to ride a horse, carrying out duties as a Military Policeman, being posted to Glasgow to undertake fatigue duties, returning to Woolwich and being drafted to France, landing at Le Havre and marching to the frontline, his involvement in the later stages of the Battle of the Somme (September 1916) at Delville Wood and marching to Poperinghe, Belgium; together with 6 photocopies of photographs of him and RFA colleagues.
Cataloguer JHK
Catalogue date 2007-11-19 | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Nevard, S G | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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