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| 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 | Digital format and content protected by copyright. |
Diary of Percy Lay, 1914-1918
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.
Related information
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