Knaggs, Albert Edward (Able Seaman, b.1881 - d.1916) Accession Number: PR85/096

Description

Collection relating to the First World War service of 7893 Able Seaman Albert Edward Knaggs, HMAS AE2, prisoner of war, Turkey, 1914-1915.

Wallet 1 of 1 - consists of a black and white photocopy of a 19-page typed transcription of the diary of Knaggs, who died of malaria on 22 October 1916. The diary has regular entries from 10 February 1914 to 19 July 1916, covering his service on HMAS AE2 and his time interned as a prisoner of war in Ottoman Turkey, 1915-1916. Also included is a photocopy of the casualty signal relating to the destruction of the AE2.

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Accession Number
PR85/096
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Diary
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1914-1916
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
2
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Provenance
AWM315 419/108/027
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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