Cooper, Gordon Colin (Lance Corporal, b.1893 - d.1948) Accession Number: 2DRL/1114

Description

Collection relating to 475 Private Gordon Colin Cooper, 1 Australian Light Horse Regiment, Egypt and Palestine, 1916-1918. Typescript copies of diaries contain brief entries covering Cooper's time with the Regiment providing details of his daily routines as well as the preparation for and recovery from desert actions, including the Battle of Romani, in which he participated. Original diaries exist at 1DRL/0011.

Contextual Description

Copy made from original diary by the Australian War Memorial 1939. Original held by Australian War Memorial at 1DRL/0211.

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Accession Number
2DRL/1114
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Diary
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1916-1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Provenance
AWM93 12/11/5472
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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