War Diary of 1st Battalion Canadian Scottish Regiment, Vol. 36, August 1, 1942 to August 31, 1942

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The war diaries are official records kept by the Battalions during a one month period. They contain the daily orders, correspondence, newsletters, and an intelligence log detailing troop activities, locations, and weather conditions. The war diaries detail the activities and movement of the 1st Battalion from training in Canada and England to active duty on the Western Front and their return to Victoria in January 1946. This diary was kept while at Denton, Seaford, and Sandgate Park, West Sussex, England. It has entries about moving camp to Sandgate Park, entire battalion having to be in tents at Sandgate, a battalion wash-day, troop movements, and participating in various exercises, among other activities and information.

In Collection:
Creator Subject Language Identifier
  • Vol. 36
Date created Resource type Rights statement Extent
  • 13 pages
Geographic coverage Coordinates
  • 50.80187, 0.06025
  • 50.77141, 0.10268
  • 50.920020, -0.432362
Physical repository Collection
  • Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary’s) Collection
Provenance
  • Transferred to UVic Special Collections from BC Archives, March 2006.
Provider Genre Archival item identifier
  • Series 11. 4.3
Fonds title Fonds identifier Is referenced by Date digitized
  • April 9, 2019 to April 17, 2019
Technical note
  • Scanned on Plustek Opticbook at 600 dpi TIFF. Jul-Sep 1942 are not originals; microfiche are included along with reduced size reprints. Did best to scan.
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