Volume 1 - First World War diaries, 1916-1919 | Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library

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Title: Volume 1 - First World War diaries, 1916-1919.
Creator / Contributor: Macdonald, Ronald Hugh, 1885-1949
Brown Brothers (Toronto, Ont.)
Date Issued: 1916-1919
Place of Publication: No place, unknown, or undetermined
Genre: Diaries--Specimens--20th cent
Type of Resource: text
Digital Identifier: fisher2:11954
Call Number: MSS 01110
Catalog Record / Digital Object Permalink: http://go.utlib.ca/cat/4754713
https://collections.library.utoronto.ca/view/fisher2:11954
Subject (Topic): Manuscripts, Canadian
Soldiers--Canada--Diaries
World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Western Front
World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, Canadian
Format: print
Extent: 4 v.
Language: English
Note(s): Cursive handwriting in ink and pencil; long lines, varying per page.
Written by Macdonald, a medical doctor and officer in the Canadian Medical Corps, 2nd Division. He was the recipient of the Military Cross for Conspicuous Gallantry and Devotion, and the Distinguished Service Order.
Daily account covering the period from 1 Jan. 1916-23 Jun. 1919. With numerous blank pages.
Entries are contained in The Canadian Pocket Diary. Toronto, Brown Brothers Ltd., 1916-1919.
Formerly catalogued as Fisher MSS 1180.
The gift of Nona Heaslip, 25 Oct. 2001.
Rights: For rights and reproduction information please contact fisher.library@utoronto.ca