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Diary of Captain J.A. Nunn (commanding officer of C Company, 3rd Australian Pioneer Battalion), with detailed daily entries from 1 January to 30 June 1918. It describes the Battalion's railway and trench preparation work in the Nieppe area of Belgium (around Messines, Ploegsteert Wood and Le Foquet) (January), and, in great detail, its movements before and during the German offensive in March in the Amiens/Somme area, including La Houssoye, Heilly and Blangy-Tronville (early April), and later near Villers-Bretonneux, where the battalion joined in front line fighting (May). It focusses on Nunn's company and battalion command activities, including reconnaissance and inspection of trench works and defences, administration and setting up an NCO school. After the last entry, there is a long narrative, probably written after the event, summarising his activities and impressions over the six months, as detailed in the diary. The collection includes a water colour by Lieutenant H. Coates of the same unit, inscribed by Nunn as 'on bank of River Somme near Blangy Tronville France during a rest period' (1918).
Collection of 695 Private Ernest J Watson of 26 Battalion. It comprises a photograph of Watson in uniform and a diary he wrote between 3 January 1917 and 2 December 1919. In the diary Watson writes fr
Diary written by Corporal John Spence Finney during active service with the 44 Battalion in France, chiefly January-August 1918. Entries provide detailed accounts of Finney's experience during the Au
Collection relating to the service of Captain Aubrey Liddelow, 59 Battalion, Egypt, Gallipoli, 1915. Collection consists of typescript extracts from a diary kept by Captain Liddelow during 1915. His
Collection relating to the First World War service of 2234 Private Kenneth John Sutherland, 54 Australian Infantry Battalion, France, 1918. Wallet 1 of 1 – Consists of one diary maintained by Sutherl
DIARY COVERING JANUARY TO SEPTEMBER 1915 WITH BRIEF ENTRIES ON CAMP LIFE IN EGYPT, DETAILED ENTRIES OF TRENCH LIFE AND ATTACKS ON GALLIPOLI PENINSULA AND EVACUATION OF WOUNDED TO LONDON. PHOTOCOPIED T
Diaries written by Captain John Harley Meads while serving with the 18th Battalion during the First World War. Detailed entries describe the front-line infantryman's experiences of patrols and fatigu