Loose page diary of Clarence Herbert Dakin, 15 August 1915 - 12 March 1916.

Dakin, Clarence Herbert (Lieutenant, b.1894 - d.1917)

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Places	Africa: Egypt, North Egypt, Tel el Kebir Africa: Egypt, Suez Canal, Ismailia Europe: France Europe: Greece, Aegean Islands, Lemnos, Mudros Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Anzac Area (Gallipoli), Walker's Ridge
Accession Number	AWM2017.6.229
Collection number	3DRL/2272
Collection type	Digitised Collection
Record type	File
Item count	1
Object type	Diary
Physical description	47 Image/s captured
Maker	Dakin, Clarence Herbert
Place made	Egypt, Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli
Date made	1915-1917
Conflict	First World War, 1914-1918

Description

Loose page handwritten diary relating to the First World War service of 1187 Sergeant Clarence Herbert Dakin, 20th Infantry Battalion. Written between 15 August 1915 and 12 March 1916, this diary covers his service at Gallipoli, in particular: his arrival; snipers; artillery including Beachy Bill; rations; storm damage on the beach in November; general weather conditions; German and Allied planes; Walker's Ridge; scenery; visiting the cemetery and the evacuation. He then describes his post-evacuation moves to Tel-el-Kebir and Ismailia including: mail backlog; Christmas in Mudros; camp routine; leave in Cairo and preparation for moving to the Western Front.