diary (microfilm copy), exercise book, diary
Accession Number
NAM.1978-05-27-1
Description
Microfilm copy of a manuscript diary kept in three exercise books by Lt Leonard William Henry Mathias, 128th Pioneers, attached 22nd Coy Sappers and Miners, 20 Sep 1915 - 26 Apr 1916. The diary, well illustrated with maps, plans and sections of fortifications, covers the whole of the Siege of Kut, and includes texts of messages exchanged by Townshend [?] and the Turkish forces. Associated with the Siege of Kut, World War One, Mesopotamia (1914-1918), 1915-1916.
Events
Kut, Siege of, 1915-16 (World War One, Mesopotamia 1914-1918)
Associated collection
