206thCEF Posted 20 July , 2009 Share Posted 20 July , 2009 Commissioned, 30th October 1917, into the Suffolk Regiment, Lt Borgonon previously served briefly on the Western Front in France as a private soldier of the Middlesex Regiment. We know he was a gas casualty on the front but this could not have been too serious as he was subsequently posted to Salonika, regarded at the time to be a suitable posting for soldiers returning to active serice after convalescence. The diary is an almost day-to-day record of an ordinary junior officer's duties in the latter part of the First World War. It starts with the collection of a draft of 68 men at Felixstowe and follows their 3 week journey by train, sea and road across war torn Europe to Greece. Good reading to all those interested in this subject. Joe http://www.borgognon.net/VEBdiary.html#change Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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