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Accession Number
NAM.2009-06-3-38
Description
Printed diet sheet form for British and Indian troops and followers issued to Pte Jay during treatment for an arm wound received at the Battle of Sheikh Saad, Mesopotamia, 1916. From the papers of Pte William Pryor Jay, C Coy 1/5th Bn Buffs (East Kent Regiment) compiled during service in India and with the Tigris Corps in Mesopotamia, 1915-1916. Pte Jay was killed in action on 15 Feb 1917 in Mesopotamia. Associated with the Battle of Shaik Saad, World War One, Mesopotamia (1914-1918) 1916 and World War One, India (1914-1918).
Campaigns
World War One, Mesopotamia (1914-1918)
Events
Sheikh Sa’ad, Battle of, 1916 (World War One, Mesopotamia 1914-1918
People
Associated collection