A transcript of the diary, 26 July 1914-22 April 1916, of a soldier from Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, serving with the Royal Engineers in the First World War, including a record of his experiences on active service in the Dardanelles.
On the basis of information supplied by Mr Gwyn Jenkins, Talybont, January 2012, the writer of the diary has been identified as Hubert Cole, a Sapper with the 1st Welsh Field Company Royal Engineers. He married Kate Eveline Webb at St Luke's Bayswater on 1 November 1914.
Soldier's diary,
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- ReferenceGB 210 NLW MS 22820E.
- Alternative Id.(alternative) vtls004279851(alternative) (WlAbNL)0000279851(alternative) cymruww1
- Dates of Creation[mid 20 cent.]
- Language of MaterialEnglish.
- Physical Description32 ff. ; 330 x 205 mm. Guarded and filed at NLW.
- LocationARCH/MSS (GB0210)
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Acquisition Information
Mrs Gilbert Llywellyn; Llanelli; Donation; 1991
Note
Title based on contents.
Preferred citation: NLW MS 22820E.
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Appraisal Information
Action: digitized. Action identifier: cymruww1. Date: 2013. Authorization: The Welsh experience of World War One, 1914-1918.
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