Dakin, Clarence Herbert (Lieutenant, b.1894 - d.1917) Accession Number: 3DRL/2272

Description

Collection relating to the First World War service of 1187 Lieutenant Clarence Herbert Dakin, 5th Machine Gun Company, France. Collection consists of five detailed diaries covering service in Gallipoli and France. The last entry in the diary is dated three days before Dakin was killed in action on 15 April 1917 in France.

Details

Accession Number
3DRL/2272
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Papers
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1915-1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
5
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Provenance
AWM315 419/036/043
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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