Transcribed WW1 War Diaries:
Below are the war diaries that have been fully or partially transcribed and are available on this website:
1/9th Battalion Manchester Regiment. 1915.
The War Diary of the 1/9th Battalion, Manchester Regiment covering May 1st to December 31st, 1915 has been transcribed in full and is available here.
1/9th Battalion Manchester Regiment. 1916.
The War Diary of the 1/9th Battalion, Manchester Regiment covering January 1st to December 31st, 1916 has been transcribed in full and is available here.
1/9th Battalion Manchester Regiment. 1917.
The War Diary of the 1/9th Battalion, Manchester Regiment covering March 1st to June 30th, 1917, covering their time in France, has been transcribed in full and is available here.
42nd (East Lancashire) Division: Asst. Dir. of Medical Services, Gallipoli 1915.
The War Diary of the 42nd Division: ADMS from June 29th to December 31st, 1915 has been transcribed in full and is available here.
The War Diary of the HM HT Guildford Castle covering August 23rd to November 28th, 1915 has been transcribed in full and is available here.
Transcribed Personal Diaries & Letters:
Below are a small number of personal diaries and collections of letters that have been transcribed:
Lt. Charles Earsham Cooke’s personal diary covering his time at Gallipoli.
The personal diary of Lt. Charles Earsham Cooke covering his time in Gallipoli. Initially transcribed, most likely by his sister Gladys, from his original notes and is a transcription of her work with one or two minor corrections to the names of people, places and things that the original transcriber could not have known.
This diary transcription is provided with the kind permission of the Cooke family and remains their exclusive Copyright.
2/Lt. Albert Edward (Ned) Stringer’s letters home from Egypt & Gallipoli.
Transcribed letters from 2/Lt. Ned Stringer during his time in Egypt in 1914-15 to his sister Ann and his brother-in-law Captain Ralph Lees of the 9th Battalion, Manchester Regiment. Ned lived with Ann and Ralph in Ashton under Lyne and taught at the same school where Ralph was headmaster.
These letters have been transcribed from originals held at the Imperial War Museum. The transcription is provided here under Non Commercial Use License and remains the copyright of the IWM.
Sgt. Noel Duncan Braithwaite’s Egypt 1914 -15 Journal.
The transcribed journal of Sergeant Noel Duncan Braithwaite, C Company, providing a detailed account of his time in Egypt from November 20 to December 27, 1914, including his stay at Mena Camp preparing for the imminent arrival of the Australians.
This journal has been transcribed from originals held at the Imperial War Museum. The transcription is provided here under Non Commercial Use License and remains the copyright of the IWM.
Cpl. Thomas Valentine’s Egypt & Gallipoli Journal.
The diary of Corporal Thomas Valentine of the battalion’s Band, and C Company, covering his time overseas from the departure of the battalion to Egypt in September 1914 to his deployment to Gallipoli and then through to his discharge in the UK on April 6, 1916.
This diary has been transcribed from originals held at the Imperial War Museum. The transcription is provided here under Non Commercial Use License and remains the copyright of the IWM.
Chaplain 4th Class, Reverend Kenneth Best’s Letters from Egypt & Gallipoli.
Fully transcribed letters from the personal papers of Rev. J.K. Best held at the Imperial War Museum. These letters are not included in the book A Prayer for Gallipoli: The Great War Diaries of Chaplain Kenneth Best.
These letters have been transcribed from originals held at the Imperial War Museum. The transcription is provided here under Non Commercial Use License and remains the copyright of the IWM.
Transcribed Book Excerpts:
Additionally, the following short book excerpts have been transcribed and are available.
The 42nd (East Lancashire) Division, 1914-1918,
by Frederick P. Gibbon. [1920].
The specific section transcribed covers the Battle of Krithia Vineyard, August 6–7, 1915 from pages 43-47 of the book.
Military Operations : Gallipoli. Vol. 2.
by Cecil Faber Aspinall-Oglander; A F Becke.
The specific section transcribed covers Chapter XIII. The Action of the 6-7th August, 1915 at Cape Helles, otherwise known as the Battle of Krithia Vineyard.
