Item BARNARDISTON 3/4 - Personal diary, 1917-1919, and press cuttings, relating to Portugal

Personal diary and notebook, covering Barnardiston's post as Chief of the British Military Mission in Portugal, largely composed of descriptions of sightseeing trips, weather details and appointments, but also including political commentary, such as attempts to ensure the successful embarkation of troops bound for France; negotiations in London between the War Office and the Portuguese Mission concerning the provision of shipping by the British Government for the transportation of Portuguese troops, May 1917; a general strike in Portugal, Aug 1917; reports of complaints about the conduct of Portuguese troops in France, Oct 1917; opinions of Barnardiston and locals on pro-German sympathies in Portugal; the overthrow of the government by a Revolutionary Committee under Maj Sidonio Paes, and Barnardiston's firsthand account of the fighting and aftermath, 6/7 Dec 1917; commentary on President Paes and his reception by the country; a summary of the events of the revolution as related by Paes to a reporter; Barnardiston's award of the Order of Aviz, and historical notes on the order; a description of an influenza epidemic in Portugal; the murder of President Paes, 14 Dec 1918, and a detailed description of the political troubles after his death, including proposals for a military dictatorship. Included are several Portuguese newspaper cuttings. 1 vol.