Diary of Percy Lay, 1914-1918

Lay, Percy MC, DCM, MM, C de G (Captain, b.1892 - d.1955)

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Places	Europe: Belgium, Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Messines Europe: Belgium, Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Ypres Europe: France Europe: France, Nord Pas de Calais, Nord, Hazebrouck Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Bapaume Cambrai Area, Bullecourt Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Corbie Albert Area, Dernancourt Middle East: Mesopotamia Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli
Accession Number	RCDIG0000455
Collection number	PR83/058
Collection type	Digitised Collection
Record type	File
Item count	1
Object type	Diary
Physical description	130 Image/s captured
Place made	At sea, Egypt, Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli
Date made	1914-1918
Conflict	First World War, 1914-1918
Copying Provisions	Attached digital images are protected by copyright and are provided here for research and study purposes. For further use, please contact the Memorial.

Description

Diary relating to the First World War service of Captain Percy Lay, 8th Battalion. The diary was kept by Captain Lay between 19 October 1914 and 31 March 1918, and covers his journey to Egypt aboard the S.S. Benalla, training in Egypt and service with the 8th battalion in Gallipoli and the Western Front. Captain Lay also describes his arrival at Ashar Barracks, Basra, Iraq in preparation for his service with Dunsterforce.