Copy of a manuscript diary account in a pocket notebook written by Pte William Jay describing the journey from Kamptee, India to Amara in Mesopotamia, India, 24 Nov 1915 to 5 Jan 1916.
Includes a description of the journey by boat and then up the Tigris by steamer to Ali Gharbi, where the Tigris Corps concentrated.
Also an additional description of the poor conditions in camp.
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).