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13th Black Watch diary WO Ref number October 1916-June 1918


Skipman

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Can anyone help with a WO Ref number for the diary of the 13th Black Watch from October 1916 to June 1918. This covers the period from their inception through Salonika up to the point they moved to France. Are Salonika diaries available in a digitised format from the National Archives at Kew, or is it a case of having to photograph each page?

 

Mike

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1 hour ago, Skipman said:

Can anyone help with a WO Ref number for the diary of the 13th Black Watch from October 1916 to June 1918. This covers the period from their inception through Salonika up to the point they moved to France. Are Salonika diaries available in a digitised format from the National Archives at Kew, or is it a case of having to photograph each page?

 

Mike

WO 95/4892 - Part of 81 Inf. Bde. NOT YET digitised.

81 Infantry Brigade: 1 Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (1915 Nov - 1918... | The National Archives

Got your camera ready?

Tom.

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Go on. Request a quote for a copy.
See how many hundreds of pounds they ask for.

It's incredible that there's still war diaries not digitised.

Derek.

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8 hours ago, Tom Lang said:

WO 95/4892 - Part of 81 Inf. Bde. NOT YET digitised.

Got your camera ready?

Tom.

 

Thanks Tom.  As I feared. 

 

Mike

5 hours ago, Derek Black said:

Go on. Request a quote for a copy.
See how many hundreds of pounds they ask for.

It's incredible that there's still war diaries not digitised.

Derek.

 

I can imagine. Will leave it just now. :mellow:

 

Mike

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12 hours ago, Skipman said:

 

Thanks Tom.  As I feared. 

 

Mike

 

I can imagine. Will leave it just now. :mellow:

 

Mike

Hilarious. But don't try that.

They charge a 'Search Fee' first, to estimate the number of pages.

Since this is the 81st Infantry Division Diary:

It includes:

1 Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (1915 Nov - 1918 Nov).

1 Battalion The Royal Scots (1915 Nov - 1919 Apr).

2 Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment (1915 Nov - 1916 Oct).

7 Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment (1919 May - Oct).

8 Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers (1919 May - Sept).

13 Battalion Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) (1916 Oct - 1918 June)

This request would be extremely expensive.

Tom.

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18 minutes ago, Tom Lang said:

Hilarious. But don't try that.

They charge a 'Search Fee' first, to estimate the number of pages.

Since this is the 81st Infantry Division Diary:

It includes:

1 Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (1915 Nov - 1918 Nov).

1 Battalion The Royal Scots (1915 Nov - 1919 Apr).

2 Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment (1915 Nov - 1916 Oct).

7 Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment (1919 May - Oct).

8 Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers (1919 May - Sept).

13 Battalion Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) (1916 Oct - 1918 June)

This request would be extremely expensive.

Tom.

I take it the idea is to put us off doing that.

 

Mike

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1 minute ago, Skipman said:

I take it the idea is to put us off doing that.

 

Mike

Well yes, but you only want the WD part for the 13th BW.

TNA will 'estimate' for the complete contents of WO95/4892...

And, the 'Search Fee' is non-refundable, so more money will be lost.

Tom.

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  • 8 months later...

Dear Skipman

I have only just noticed this. I have JPG images I took of the diary at the National Archive several years ago. I could do a We transfer?

INW

 

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Dear INW Many thanks indeed for your kind offer, it is appreciated. I actually have the diaries now. I have a good contact now who can do diaries for me.

 

Thanks again Mike

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