| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR00420 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 Item |
| Object type | Memoir |
| Maker |
Armitage, James Ramsay |
| Date made | 1917-1918 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM371 94/0608 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
| Transcript | Download PDF document of Armitage, James Ramsay (Lieutenant, b.1899 - d.1999) (file) |
Armitage, James Ramsay (Lieutenant, b.1899 - d.1999)
Description
Typed copy of a memoir by Gunner (later Lieutenant) James Ramsay Armitage recording enlistment and training and active service in France. Details the work of a gun crew and care of horse and wagon lines, casualties, living in dug-outs, and role of an Artillery Battery in the open warfare after the August 1918 offensive. Many entries describe the confusion and devastation during the final months of the war.