Diary of Herbert Vincent Reynolds, 1917-1918 Accession Number: RCDIG0001015

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Diary relating to the First World War service of 622 Private Herbert Vincent Reynolds, 1st Australian Field Ambulance. In this diary, kept between 1 January 1917 and 24 [April] 1918, Reynolds details his service on the Western Front with 1 Australian Field Ambulance. He describes the frequently trying conditions, including the extremely cold weather, constant enemy artillery barrages, and several gas attacks. Reynolds also describes the wounded from the fighting at Bullecourt and being sent with his unit to the Ypres and Menin Road areas in early September 1917. After being wounded on 20 September 1917, he describes his evacuation to an American general hospital at Camiers before being sent to Birmingham for convalescence.

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Accession Number
RCDIG0001015
Classification
Digitised Collection
Object Type
Diary
Physical Description
Image/s captured: 62
Date Made
1917-1918
Place Made
Collection number
PR00039
Whole/Part
File
Item Count
1
Credit Line
This item has been digitised under the Australian War Memorial’s digital preservation program.
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