| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR03073 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 2 cm |
| Object type | Diary, Typescript |
| Maker |
Craven, Norman Thomas John |
| Place made | France, Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli |
| Date made | 1915-1917 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Craven, Norman Thomas John ( Private, b.1895 - d.1984)
Description
Diary written by Private Norman Thomas Craven who served with the 20th Battalion during the First World War. Entries document the years September 1915 - January 1917 and describe action at Gallipoli in 1915, and later Pozieres, Bapaume Bullecourt and Ypres, 1917. Includes transcript of diary with supplementary notes, and an 11 page typed manuscript titled 'A WW1 army service history of Wal Parker - also of Norman Craven', relating to the service of 2200 Private Walter Edwin Parker, also of 20th Battalion.