Diary

Diary, 1914-1915 [etc.]. Author's holograph MS. The diary entries are from September 19th, 1914 to February 9th, 1915. They contain notes of voyages on the coolie-ship 'Hong Bee' between Singapore and the China Coast as ship's Medical Officer. The last 5 ll. contain drafts of letters of application to join the R.A.M.C. dated between May and December, 1915. He was commissioned as Lieutenant on 9th September, 1916.

1914-1915

9 ll. + 78 bl. ll. + 5 ll. folio. 311/2 x 201/2 cm. Original boards. Two leaves have been torn out at the end.

Purchased 1934.

A microfilm copy of this diary is held by Wellcome Images.

Database description transcribed from S.A.J. Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973).