Officer Diaries, August 1914–October 1919
Officer Diaries, August 1914–October 1919
Collection: Life on the Front Line: Diaries, News, and Letters from the First World War, 1914–1919 Volumes Officer Diaries, August 1914–October 1919
These diaries span from November 1915 to November 1916. Thus, they document the Battle of the Somme. They also offer detailed narratives of engagements in key locations such as Beaumont Hamel, Flers-Courcelette, the Fricourt sector, Ginchy, Lesbœufs, and Le Transloy Ridges. Furthermore, the diaries focus on the conflicts around the town of Ypres between 1915 and 1917. These sources include vivid accounts from the second and third battles of Ypres and the intense struggle for the Messines Ridge. Additionally, the officer diaries in this volume feature two detailed records of the Battle of Loos (1915) and two compelling accounts of the Battle of Vimy Ridge (1917).
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Bloor, Captain W.H.
IWM ref: 99/22/1. Printed ts of a well-written diary recording his career as an officer with the RA on the Western Front, November 1915-December 1917, including: embarkation overseas from Southampton...
Date:1915-1917Contributor:Imperial War Museum
Identifier:a-03
Bundy, Major A.E.
IWM ref: P.371. Bound ts of diary (25pp) describing his service on the Western Front and in Salonika June 1916-October 1919, with reproductions of his pencil and water-colour sketches. Bundy...
Date:1916-1919Contributor:Imperial War Museum
Identifier:a-04
Clements, 2nd Lieutenant W.H.T.
IWM ref: 86/76/1. Seven interesting ms diaries, August 1914-December 1918, written while serving as a private in 1/2nd Battalion (until January 1918) and a 2nd Lieutenant in 6th (until June...
Date:1914-1918Contributor:Imperial War Museum
Identifier:a-05
Colquhoun, Lieutenant Colonel Sir I.
IWM ref: PP/MCR/232. Ms diary covering his service as a Company Commander in the 1st Battalion Scots Guards (2nd Guards Brigade, Guards Division) on the Western Front, October 1915-March 1917....
Date:1915-1917Contributor:Imperial War Museum
Identifier:a-06
Edwards, Brigadier General G.T.G.
Ref: 78/42/1. Three ms diaries, with ts, covering his command of the 20th Hussars (5th Cavalry Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division) on the Western Front, August 1914-October 1915, including service in...
Date:1914-1915Contributor:Imperial War Museum
Identifier:a-07
Gameson, Captain L.
Ref: P395-396 & Con Shelf. Two volumes of bound ts memoirs, first drafted in 1922-1923 and based on contemporary documents, covering his service on the Western Front as a medical...
Date:1916-1920Contributor:Imperial War Museum
Identifier:a-08
Helps, Lieutenant G.
IWM ref: 86/41/1. Ms diary covering his service, between April 1915 and March 1917, as a Lieutenant on the Western Front in the 247th (West Riding) Brigade RFA (3rd West...
Date:1915-1917Contributor:Imperial War Museum
Identifier:a-09
Home, Brigadier General Sir A. - Part 1
IWM ref: 82/18/2. First part of Ms diaries in 9 volumes covering his service on the Western Front as a GSO II and then I in the 1st Cavalry Division...
Date:1914-1916Contributor:Imperial War Museum
Identifier:a-10
