Private Papers of Private Hornsey | Imperial War Museums

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Ms diary (42pp), together with a ts transcription (4pp), containing very brief entries kept during his service with an unidentified unit mainly in Egypt, December ?1915 - March ?1916, describing disembarking at Alexandria in December and journey to Kantara, his duties and living conditions in the desert, and his transfer to France in March ?1916 where he was eventually killed in action.

History note

Catalogue date 1998-12-16

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Cataloguer APR

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Category: Private papers
Related period: First World War (content)
Creator: Hornsey (Private)
Dimensions: File: Weight 4.4 kg
Catalogue number: Documents.7995

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