Soldier Record
Stephen Acland Gough
Contributed by: Nigel Amor, on 2008-11-05
| Rank | |
|---|---|
| First Name | Stephen Acland |
| Surname | Gough |
| Year of Birth | 1878 |
| Year of Death | 1970 |
| Regiment | Wiltshire Regiment |
| Place of Wartime Residence | Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire |
Stephen Acland's Story
Memoir of soldier who did not shoot
Stephen served in Mesopotamia between 1916 & 1919. He was a sergeant in charge of stationery at Basra & was awarded the Mititary service Medal & mentioned twice in dispatches. He wrote a 320 page diary totalling about 67,500 words which has been transcribed to digital form. This is illustrated with the photographs he took himself with a small box camera showing his great interest in the lives of the local people & their families.
No additional memories have been submitted