Case Study:
A British Teenager Caught Up in the First World War: William O’Sullivan Molony
Creator:
Molony, William O'Sullivan
Source:
diary
Date:
16 September 1914
Collection/Fonds:
Contributer:
McMaster University Libraries
Rights:
Copyright, public domain: McMaster University owns the rights to the archival copy of the digital image in TIFF format.
Identifier:
00000588
Language:
eng
Type:
image
Format:
jpg
Transcript:
[page 124]
September 16th 1914 Wednesday
British have been defeated outside of Paris.
15,000 dead and wounded—terrible!
I wonder how many of my friends are fighting. I can’t bear the thought sometimes!
50,000 Russians have been taken prisoner.
India sends 150,000.
Risings in Cairo.