Scrimgeour's small scribbling diary, 1914-1916 : the truly astonishing wartime diary and letters of an Edwardian gentleman, naval officer, boy and son /compiled by Richard Hallam and Mark Benyon.

An edited volume of the First World War diary and letters of Alexander Scrimgeour, who served in the Royal Navy until his death in 1916 in HMS Invincible, aged 19. The book provides considerable insight into the daily life of a junior naval officer in wartime, both on and off duty, described with considerable candour. Includes 16 pages of black and white plates, and a number of Alexander's own black and white illustrations.