Wilkinson, William "Bill", MM (Sapper, b.1897) Accession Number: PR01445

Description

Illustrated and typed transcript (37 pages) of personal diary originally written by 3154 Sapper William Augustus "Bill" Wilkinson of 5th Field Company Engineers. Diary spans November 1915 to December 1916. Descriptions include: leaving Australia, voyage to Europe, engineering duties in French and Belgian parts of Western Front and the news of Kitchener's death (June 1916).

Details

Accession Number
PR01445
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Diary
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1915-1916
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright

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