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, July 11, 2012
11th July 1916
"A bit of a scrap (with the enemy) the S.R (Scots Rifles) and Manchesters. Three of the S.R killed."
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