Inventory description: 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; they cover embarkation for Mesopotamia, life in Basra, outpost duty, Battle of Shaiba, service with the 12th Division as Aide-de-Camp to Gen George Gorringe, and the capture of Nasireyeh and the Battle of Es Sinn before moving up to Kut, where he was captured with the garrison; associated with the Capture of Nasiriyeh, the Battle of Es Sinn and the Battle of Shaiba, World War One, Mesopotamia (1914-1918) 1915.