Diary of Harold Edward 'Pompey' Elliott, August 1914 - September 1915

Elliott, Harold Edward 'Pompey' (Brigadier); CB CMG, DSO, DCM, VD

- SERIES 1: Diaries of Harold Edward 'Pompey' Elliott, 1901; 1914-1919

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Places	Africa: Egypt, Alexandria Africa: Egypt, Cairo Africa: Egypt, North Egypt, Mena Africa: Egypt, Suez Canal, Suez Approximate locations: At sea, Vessel, At sea (SS Hororata) Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli
Accession Number	AWM2018.19.93
Collection number	2DRL/0513
Collection type	Digitised Collection
Record type	File
Item count	1
Object type	Diary
Physical description	98 Image/s captured
Maker	Elliott, Harold Edward 'Pompey'
Place made	Egypt: Cairo
Date made	1914
Conflict	First World War, 1914-1918

Description

Diary relating to the First World War service of Brigadier General Harold Edward 'Pompey' Elliott, 7th Battalion. The diary covers August 1914-September 1915 detaling; the journey aboard SS Hororata; arriving in Alexandria; training in Egypt; visiting the pyramids; daily life in Mena camp; exploring Cairo; military operations on the Suez Canal; the journey to Gallipoli; life in the trenches; being constantly shelled; his men getting wounded; near misses; lists of wounded, missing, and killed men; the reserve trenches; German aeroplanes dropping bombs on them.