NAM.1967-09-16-1

Loose notebook pages comprising a manuscript diary kept by Lt William Collis Spackman, Indian Medical Service, attached 48th Pioneers between 26 Aug 1914 and 10 Dec 1914. Covers the initial landings in Mesopotamia and early actions against the Turks, capture of Basra and a period in hospital. Collection of letters and journals of Capt (later Col) William Collis Spackman, Indian Medical Service, attached to the 48th Pioneers, mostly relating to the Mesopotamia Campaign, 1914-1916. Includes information concerning the Mespotamia Campaign, his capture at Kut-al-Amara in April 1915 and his subsequent captivity until 1918. Associated with the the Capture of Basra (1914) and the Siege of Kut (1915-1916), World War One, Mesopotamia (1914-1918).

Basra, Battle of, 1914 (World War One, Mesopotamia 1914-1918)