These are the diary entries of Private Peter Jack (1044) of the Lanarkshire Yeomanry, B Squadron. A native of Blackridge. It follows his experiences during the First World War campaign on the Gallipoli Peninsula and later in Egypt, as part of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force.
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
21st November 1916
"Out doing infantry drill in forenoon and afternoon. About 4 o'clock in the afternoon we had a sandstorm and we had thunder and lightning all day."
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