diary, diary
Accession Number

NAM.1960-12-400-3

Description

Manuscript diary written by 2/Lt A R Ubsdell, 66th Punjabis, 25 Jun 1915 and 27 Oct 1915, covering service in Mesopotamia. During this period he was Aide-de-Camp to Sir George Gorringe, during operations around Nasireyeh, before rejoining his regiment, when the diary ends. One of three manuscript diaries written by 2/Lt (later Capt) Arnold Roy Ubsdell, 66th Punjabis, during service in India and Mesopotamia between 15 Feb 1915 and 27 Oct 1915. Associated with the Capture of Nasiriyeh, the Battle of Es Sinn and the Battle of Shaiba, World War One, Mesopotamia (1914-1918) 1915.

Events

Shaiba, Battle of, 1915 (World War One, Mesopotamia 1914-1918, Es Sinn, Battle of, 1915 (World War One, Mesopotamia 1914-1918), Nasiriyeh, Capture of, 1915 (World War One, Mesopotamia 1914-1918