McGregor, William Hodge (Trooper, 4th Light Horse, AIF b.1876 - d.1915) Accession Number: PR90/137

Description

Diaries describe voyage to Egypt on SS Wiltshire, training and sightseeing in Egypt, including picket duty in Cairo. Describes voyage to Gallipoli, landing in May, trench warfare, Turkish attacks and snipers, sight and smell of corpses, truce of May 24. McGregor was killed on 5 June. Also includes F E Westbrook's poem "To Our Critic", a reply to Bean's criticism of AIF.

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Accession Number
PR90/137
Maker
William Hodge McGregor
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Papers
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1914-1915
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Provenance
AWM371 90/0712
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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