Written in pencil on over 20 pages from an exercise book 3 days after an event for which he was awarded a Bravery Certificate (submitted separately). A Corporal was wounded but tins in his haversack (
These items relate to Edward Lester (1898-1967) who was a prisoner of war. His injuries were slight but kept him out of the Second World War. Editor's Comment: Card giving details of Pte. Lester's w
Diary of Benjamin Lloyd of the Royal Artillery, covering the whole war period, beginning in June 1914 and ending in March 1919, and including the Battle of the Somme. The diary details military moveme
Allan Bailey was born at Clifton-with-Norwood, Yorkshire. On leaving school he became a farm worker. In 1916 he joined the 66th Brigade R.F.A. and was posted to Mesopotamia. Coming from a farming bac
