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All war dairies are historical records preserving the actions of many units across several different theatres of war: France and Flanders, Italy, Gallipoli, Salonika, Palestine, Mesopotamia and Russia. They were instrumental towards learning about the enemy and strategic planning for offensives and counter-
==Purpose and aims==
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*(Words in round brackets) are as such on the original documents.
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===Military abbreviations and acronyms===
War dairies of the First World War contain a wide variety of [[Abbreviations and acronyms of the British Army of the First World War|military abbreviations and acronyms]] that were used almost interchangeably with ordinary words written in longhand. Regimental war diaries at first glance may look the same or similar to any other war diary of its type but in reality they are unique in both style and manner, depending on the junior officer writing the war diary at the time. Generally, they also conform to a set of standardised military terms
==Use of war diaries in public spaces==
The National Archives holds the copyright of the scanned images. However, transcripts of unpublished Crown Copyright war diaries from the First World War can be used in any type of media such as websites and books. The National Archives state:<br>
More information describing this in detail can be seen at the National Archives website in the following documents:
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/information-management/use-of-tna-materials.pdf Using materials from the National Archives]
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/open-government-licence.htm Open Government License for public sector information]
==Contributors and acknowledgements==
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*Mike Deacon
*John Fearn
*[[User:HughF|Hugh Fulton]]
==External links==
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*[https://www.operationwardiary.org/#/ Operation War Diary - Reports from the Front] Imperial War Museum.
==Notes==
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[[Category:Border Regiment war diaries]]
[[Category:Border Regiment Battalions]]
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