Arthur Douglas Crease Letters, Diaries and Scrapbooks
Letters from Arthur Douglas Crease of Victoria to his brother Lindley Crease and his mother Sarah Crease; instructions for the offensive of July 26, 1917; a regimental notebook, diaries and scrapbook. Learn more.
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BC Archives MS-0055; BC Archives MS-2879
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Then for the first time Cdn Corps was divided and our 2nd Div was transferred to N Corps under Gen'l Staldome (Bulldog sign) - We were now fighting with Guard & Divn - our relations with Corps HQ & all units were harmonious & cordial throughout - 29 Divn joined this Corps from Gallipole via Egypt. This was the Div about wh. Winston Churchill has so much to say in connection with the Dardannelles fiasco. Jack Lindley commanded a Divn at Lambros.
BC Archives, MS-2879, Box 83, File 1 CREASE FAMILY, "Diary of the War", diary and scrapbook of Arthur Douglas Crease, 1915-1919.