Diary of Henry 'Harry' Langtip, 1918

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Accession Number RCDIG0000900
Collection number PR00053
Collection type Digitised Collection
Record type File
Item count 1
Object type Diary
Physical description 51 Image/s captured
Maker Langtip, Henry
Place made Egypt: Frontier, Sinai, Ottoman Empire: Palestine, Ottoman Empire: Transjordan
Date made 1918
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 2347 Staff Sergeant Henry 'Harry' Langtip, 4th Light Horse Regiment. In this diary, written between 27 February 1918 and May 1918, Langtip documents the continued pursuit of the Turkish forces into Transjordan. He also details the raid on Es Salt in April/May 1918. He continued to serve with 4 Light Horse Regiment, as did his brothers 2348 Sergeant Leslie Langtip, 2346 Sapper Bertie Langtip and 2345 Sapper Ernest Langtip.