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Collection relating to the First World War military service of William Henry Gladstone Guard, who served firstly as 116 Private (Pte) Guard with the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (ANMEF), and later as 1707 2nd Lieutenant (previously Sergeant) Guard with the 20th Infantry Battalion, AIF. The collection comprises three items. The first is Pte Guard's original pocket size handwritten diary kept during the period 12 August 1914 to 9 February 1915. The diary also includes two pencil sketches, a list of names, and an inscription on the inside back cover 'Love from Little Billy & Nancy'. The second item is an original notebook, described by Sgt Guard as a roll book for 14 Platoon 'D' Company, 20th Battalion AIF. It contains a list of names written in handwriting other than Sgt Guard's, as well as two pages of handwritten notes Sgt Guard wrote for the battalion attack on trenches O.G.1 and O.G.2 at Pozieres on 4 August 1916. Sgt Guard stated he wrote the orders as they were dictated by the Commanding Officer leading the platoon. The notebook was later damaged from being pierced by a shell fragment in the same bombardment in which Sgt Guard was wounded. The roll book was returned to Sgt Guard two years later, as he was leaving London for repatriation to Australia. An access photocopy of the notebook has been provided in the collection. The third item is a three foolscap page typed account titled 'Clery and Mont St Quentin 29th-31st August 1918'. Notes by Lieut. W.H.G Guard, 20th Battalion' and is available to view & print online via Finding Aid titled 'The One Hundred Days: guide to selected Private Records, 1918' http://www.awm.gov.au/findingaids/private/100days.xml.
Collection relating to the First World War service of 5180 Private Edwin Henry Need, 59th Australian Infantry Battalion, 15th Brigade, 5th Division, AIF. Collection consists of an original handwritten
Collection relating to the First World War service of 3682 Lance Corporal Clifford Edwin Williamson, 1st Pioneer Battalion, France. Collection consists of a small handwritten notebook kept by William
Collection relating to Lance Corporal William Sydney Hazelwood, New South Wales Imperial Bushmen, war of South Africa (Boer War). Collection consists of a small handwritten diary kept by Lance Corpor
This collection contains copies of typed training notes titled 'Mining Notes No.42 - Series coupling of service exploders' and 'Mining Notes No.49 - Maximum camouflets". The second is incomplete as i
Collection relating to the First World War service of an unknown serviceman, 1 Battalion, Australian Infantry Force (AIF). Comprises of an original handwritten notebook containing the Nominal Roll for
Original handwritten diary belonging to 10193 Sergeant (Sgt) Henry Xavier McGee who enlisted in the AIF in August 1915 and returned to Australia in April 1919. McGee served initially with Artillery un