Kirkland, Charles Mitchell, 1894-1967: War diary

The diary of Rifleman C M Kirkland describes training at Rangiotu, near Wanganui, embarkation, battles and trench warfare around Armentieres, his injury, recovery in England at Brockenhurst Hospital and return to New Zealand. The entries are disjointed but give a vivid account of the fighting and the experience of being under bombardment in the frontline trenches. Handwritten label of front cover of diary reads "Dad's diary written during the 1st World War. He was a patient in Brockenhurst Hospital".

Three pages, dealing with his training at Rangiotu, were torn, presumably by Kirkland, from the body of the diary and have been placed in the envelope inside the front cover.

Source of title - Supplied by Library

Other - The donor requests a transcript if the diary is deciphered and transcribed.

Charles Kirkland served with the New Zealand Mounted Rifle Brigade in France during 1916 and was involved in the fighting around Armentieres.

Quantity: 1 volume(s). 0.01 Linear Metres.

Physical Description: Holograph

Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Mrs Michelle Kirkland, Reading, England, in Oct 2014