Diary of Gordon Colin Cooper, 1916-1917

Cooper, Gordon Colin (Lance Corporal, b.1893 - d.1948)

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Places	Africa: Egypt, Alexandria Africa: Egypt, Cairo Africa: Egypt, Cairo, Heliopolis Africa: Egypt, Frontier, Sinai, El Arish Area, El Arish Africa: Egypt, Frontier, Sinai, Romani Area, Hill 70 (Romani) Africa: Egypt, North Egypt, Zeitoun Africa: Egypt, Suez Canal Africa: Egypt, Suez Canal, Kantara Africa: Egypt, Suez Canal, Port Said Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Palestine, Gaza
Accession Number	RCDIG0000901
Collection number	1DRL/0211
Collection type	Digitised Collection
Record type	File
Item count	1
Object type	Diary
Physical description	189 Image/s captured
Maker	Cooper, Gordon Colin
Place made	Egypt, Egypt: Frontier, Sinai
Date made	1916-1917
Conflict	First World War, 1914-1918
Copying Provisions	Digital format and content protected by copyright.

Description

Diary relating to the First World War service of 475 Private Gordon Colin Cooper, 1st Light Horse Regiment. In this diary, written between 1 January 1916 and 13 January 1917, Cooper records his service as part of 1st Light Horse Regiment, which also includes sketches, addresses, poems and other notes. Cooper details his service in Egypt and the Sinai, and describes the battles of Romani, Magdhaba and Rafa.