Matheson, Leslie Norman (Sergeant b.1895 - d.1964) Accession Number: PR00579

Description

Diaries of a gun layer, commenting on battery work and work of a gun crew, active service at numerous locations, capabilities of officers, casualties, leave, August 1918 Offensive, Post Armistice Education, voyage home.

Details

Accession Number
PR00579
Maker
Leslie Norman Matheson
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Diary
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1915-1919
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copying not permitted
Provenance
AWM371 92/0625
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright

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