Diary of Benjamin Lloyd, Royal Artillery
| Title |
Diary of Benjamin Lloyd, Royal Artillery
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| Author |
Lloyd, Benjamin
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| Notes |
Diary of Benjamin Lloyd of the Royal Artillery, covering the whole war period, beginning in June 1914 and ending in March 1919, and including the Battle of the Somme. The diary details military movement and activities, engagement with the enemy, Christmas celebrations, coming home on leave, the end of the war, etc. It may possibly have been copied out from the originals after the war. Benjamin Lloyd was gassed during the war, but survived and later went on to serve in the Second World War as RMQS. The diary was deposited by his daughter.
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| Item date |
26th June 1914 - 20th March 1919
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| Creation place |
France
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| Item medium | |
| Content | |
| Total number of pages |
113
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| Cataloguer |
Meriel Patrick
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| Copyright |
The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
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| Digital repository | |
| Contributor name |
Alun Edwards (Ferrens Art Gallery, Hull submissions day 31st May 2008)
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| Contributed on the behalf of |
Miss Norah Lloyd
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Collection
Citation
“Diary of Benjamin Lloyd, Royal Artillery,” by Lloyd, Benjamin. The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor via First World War Poetry Digital Archive, accessed April 20, 2024, http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/document/9474.
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