Siberia Expedition Diary 01

This diary was kept by Elkington while he served in the Canadian Expedition Force (Siberia) who were mobilized alongside a dozen Allied armies in a bid to defeat Lenin’s Bolsheviks. It begins with a list of names and addresses, a list of the duties of an orderly sergeant and what time of day they should be accomplished, and an alphabetical list of men in the B Section. Then diary lists the daily activities and experiences of the men on the expedition beginning on February 18th, 1915 to April 15th, 1918. The diary concludes with lists of money owing and debts. Lieutenant-Colonel Eric Henry William Elkington, M.D. served during World War I and II with the Canadian Army Medical Corps, the Royal Army Medical Corps, and the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps. Elkington was also part of the Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force (C.S.E.F.) sent to Vladivostok during the Russian Revolution.