Continuing my Memories of War Service in France from 1917’
memoir, autobiographical, memoir
Accession Number

NAM.1998-01-64-11

Description

Memoir: ‘Continuing my Memories of War Service in France from 1917’, from papers relating to A C L Gummersall, Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps. March 1918 troops driven out of trenches, billeted in various houses, ended up in the ‘Indian Post Office’ (a small chateau.) Allocated duties, takes letters to censors office. Hotel Crystal, Canadian soldiers passing. Armistice Day, hooting of harbour ships, glass broken in celebration. Work in Boulogne over, helps with Christmas festivities. Demobilisation of men from Middle East. Create sick bay in Nissan hut.

Campaigns

World War One, Western Front (1914-1918)

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