Description
Object description
Ms diary (76pp) kept during his service with the 4th Battalion Cameron Highlanders (21st Brigade, 7th Division), February - October 1915, describing his journey to France, his period in the trenches and involvement in the Battle of Neuve Chapelle and the fighting around Festubert, Aubers Ridge and Givenchy during which he was wounded and returned to the United Kingdom; together with an ms book of notes (113pp) kept whilst at the RFC School of Instruction, Oxford; ms Pilot's Flying Log Book (28pp) covering his initial training and combat flights with No 22 Squadron RFC in France (October 1916 - May 1917), before the incident in which he was shot down and killed (19 May 1917); a postcard photograph of him in RFC uniform; and his memorial plaque. Also held with the collection are his original ms pocket diary (February - August 1915) with ts transcript; printed book 'Military Aeroplanes' by Grover C Loening which he used during his RFC training; a large portrait photograph of him in RFC uniform; and some photocopied photographs and printouts regarding the German pilot who shot him down.
Content description
Ms diary (76pp) kept during his service with the 4th Battalion Cameron Highlanders (21st Brigade, 7th Division), February - October 1915, describing his journey to France, his period in the trenches and involvement in the Battle of Neuve Chapelle and the fighting around Festubert, Aubers Ridge and Givenchy during which he was wounded and returned to the United Kingdom; together with an ms book of notes (113pp) kept whilst at the RFC School of Instruction, Oxford; ms Pilot's Flying Log Book (28pp) covering his initial training and combat flights with No 22 Squadron RFC in France (October 1916 - May 1917), before the incident in which he was shot down and killed (19 May 1917); a postcard photograph of him in RFC uniform; and his memorial plaque. Also held with the collection are his original ms pocket diary (February - August 1915) with ts transcript; printed book 'Military Aeroplanes' by Grover C Loening which he used during his RFC training; a large portrait photograph of him in RFC uniform; and some photocopied photographs and printouts regarding the German pilot who shot him down.
History note
Cataloguer JSK
History note
Catalogue date 2002-06-06