| Place | Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Amiens Harbonnieres Area |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR00543 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 2 Items |
| Object type | Copy, Diary |
| Maker |
Beach, John Edward Charles |
| Date made | 1917-1918 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM371 94/0006 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Beach, John Edward Charles MM (Sapper b.1897 - d.1967)
Description
Original diary and transcript mentioning German shelling, duties with 4 Division Signals, and recreation (particularly cricket, the YMCA, and the `Blue Dandies') Mentions action in and Allonville, Glissy,La Clyte, Bailleul the Somme, Dernancourt, Bussy and Harbonnieres. Brief description of events that occured on the date Beach earned his Military Medal. Diary entries disjointed in places.