Storey, William Tyson (Private, b.1890 - d.1956)

Places	Africa: Egypt Africa: Egypt, North Egypt, Zeitoun Europe: Belgium, Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Ypres Europe: France Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Albert Bapaume Area, Pozieres Area, Pozieres Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Bapaume Cambrai Area, Bullecourt
Accession Number	PR01645
Collection type	Private Record
Record type	Collection
Measurement	Extent: 1 cm; Wallet/s: 1
Object type	Diary, Digital file
Maker	Storey, William Tyson
Place made	Egypt
Date made	1915-1916
Access	Open
Conflict	First World War, 1914-1918
Copying Provisions	Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction.

Description

Collection relating to the First World War service of 3927 Private William Tyson Storey, 10 Battalion, Egypt and France, 1915-16. Collection consists of a digital donation of images of a 21 page diary kept by Storey during 1915-1916, covering his service up to his wounding in France in 1916. The diary briefly recounts Storey's time in Egypt for training, and his service on the Western front including at Pozieres and Bullecourt. Also included in the collection is a sheet of four photographs of Storey, and a family tree. No original material is included in this collection however, a paper copy of the digital files has been printed for ease of access.

History / Summary

Tears visible in scanned copies of the diary were caused when Storey was injured by shrapnel in 1916.