Hanmer, Robert Hugh, 1895-1971 (Lieutenant, Royal Welch Fusiliers and Group Captain Royal Air Force)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1895 - 1971
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
File
Journal, 17 Nov. 1915-13 Mar. 1916
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9852/1/4
Scope and Contents
The volume is a ruled notebook and mainly comprises diary entries.Significant entries include: /5r. descriptions of the journey to France and to base camp at Etaples; /5v. the march to Festubert; Robert Graves /6r and his poetry /7r; / 7r-8r. the march to Bourecq, with descriptions of his fellow soldiers; /8r. his wish for 'a genuine taste of the horrors'; descriptions of Bourecq /9r, Montagne /9v and the Somme Valley /13v; /17v. a brigade field day between Lincheux and Fricourt;...
Dates:
17 Nov. 1915-13 Mar. 1916
Conditions Governing Access:
This notebook and its enclosures have been digitised and can be viewed in full on the Cambridge Digital Library at http://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-ADD-09852-00001-00004/1. The original items are currently unavailable for consultation due to their poor physical condition.