Shelfmark
MS 557
Author
Title
War diaries of stretcher-bearer Percy Cawkwell.
Publication, distribution, etc.
England ; France ; Italy, 1915-1918, 1924.
Physical description
[4] v. : ill. ; 16 cm.
Note
Devised title.
Note
Three vols written during the war, the fourth vol is a fair copy of these written in 1924.
Note
One notebook diaper black cloth covered boards, one army issued diary with brown cloth stamped with white lettering and soldier motif, one soft cover black cloth notebook, fair copy in blue cloth half-binding with morocco stamp grey paper boards.
Note
Vol 1 has newspaper cutting reporting P. G. Cawkwell's brother's death at the Western Front.
Note
Vol 1 includes training notes and diagrams ; vol 2 includes translations of words into French ; vol three includes poems ; all vols with address and further notes.
Note
Adapted and published by Ronald Fairfax as "Corky's war", 2008.
Subject
Subject
Great Britain. Army Medical Staff Corps.
Subject
World War, 1914-1918 Medical care.
Added entry--name
Fairfax, Ronald former owner.
Added entry--place
England.
Added entry--place
France.
Added entry--place
Italy.
Language code
eng fre ger
Identifier
B30859