| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2017.6.212 |
| Collection number | 3DRL/0518 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | File |
| Item count | 1 |
| Object type | Diary |
| Physical description | 77 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Downes, Rupert Major |
| Place made | Egypt, Ottoman Empire: Palestine |
| Date made | 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copy of Diary No.10 of Rupert Major Downes, 6 March - 29 July 1918
Description
Diary relating to the First World War service of Colonel Rupert Major Downes, Desert Mounted Corps. This diary written between 5 March and 29 July 1918 contains the carbon copies of the original diary and holds the missing the pages for the period 16 May to 17 June 1918.
This diary covers: his work as the Deputy Director of Medical Services of the Desert Mounted Corps listing the people he talks to and the places he visits; the scoping and the setting up of the headquarters near Beit Nabala; his thoughts on the withdrawal from Es Salt; his descriptions of the sites he sees in around Jerusalem and Bethlehem; His experience with having dental work done and his description of the battle of Abu Tellul.
Given that the binding is quite tight and the that the page were written using carbon paper, some pages will be hard to read in this diary.