NAM.2006-05-65-1

Pocket diary of Ernest Blaikley for 1913. Written in pencil while Blaikley was living in London. Gives brief entries for each day, describing activities, including a trip to Edinburgh, and people he met. Covers suffragette events. Friends are referred to by their initials and their addresses are listed at the front of the diary. From a collection of diaries and other archive materials created Sgt Ernest Blaikley, 28th Bn London Regiment (Artist’s Rifles), 1885-1965. Blaikley worked as an artist selling work to ‘Scout’ and ‘Punch’ amongst other publications. Associated with World War One (1914-1918).

World War One (1914-1918)