Wallet 1 of 1 - Diary and postcard of Wilfred Charles Yeaman, 1919-1920

Places	Approximate locations: At sea Asia: Russia Asia: Russia, North Russia Asia: Russia, North Russia, Arkhangelsk Asia: Russia, North Russia, Arkhangelsk, Obozersky Asia: Russia, North Russia, Emtsa Asia: Russia, North Russia, Murmansk Europe: Baltic Sea Europe: France, Paris Europe: Norway Europe: United Kingdom, England Europe: United Kingdom, England, Hampshire, Southampton Europe: United Kingdom, England, Tyne and Wear, Newcastle upon Tyne Europe: United Kingdom, Wales, Cardiff
Accession Number	AWM2020.22.135
Collection number	PR91/126
Collection type	Digitised Collection
Record type	Wallet
Item count	1
Object type	Diary, Postcard
Physical description	55 Image/s captured
Maker	Yeaman, Wilfred Charles
Place made	At sea, France, Russia, United Kingdom: England
Date made	1919-1920
Conflict	North Russia, 1919
Source credit to	This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government.

Places

Accession Number

AWM2020.22.135

Collection number

PR91/126

Collection type

Digitised Collection

Record type

Wallet

Item count

Object type

Diary, Postcard

Physical description

55 Image/s captured

Maker

Yeaman, Wilfred Charles

Place made

At sea, France, Russia, United Kingdom: England

Date made

1919-1920

Conflict

North Russia, 1919

Source credit to

This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government.

Collection relating to the North Russia Intervention service of 192143 Private Wilfred Charles Yeaman, 201 Machine Gun Company, North Russia Relief Force, Russia, 1919-1920.

Wallet 1 of 1 - This wallet contains a diary kept by Private Yeaman Diary during his service with the North Russia Relief Force, 1919-1920. The diary begins 23 May 1919 with Yeaman detailing his activities in the weeks leading up to the campaign. He describes military routine, guard duty, training exercises, and rest activities. He then describes the journey to Russia along the coast of Norway. His entries during the Russia campaign describe the weather, activities, tactical intentions of the 'Bolshies' or 'Bolo', 'Ruskies' and the Cossacks. Also military routine, prisoners, guard duty, movements. He travelled to Murmansk, Archangel, Obozersky, and Emsta. After the campaign, he journeys through England and France. During this period he describes his sightseeing, including climbing the Eiffel Tower.

Yeaman describes the effects of battles in the Russia campaign, including at Obozersky and Emtsa. This includes mention of Sergeant Pearse VC. Yeaman's diary also describes the arrest and execution of Russian mutineers by White Russian forces.

The wallet also includes a postcard from Wilfred Charles Yeaman to his mother, Harriett Mary Ann Yeaman. The postcard depicts his troopship, the HMT 'Czar'.