Poate, Hugh Raymond Guy (Lieutenant Colonel, b.1884 - d.1961) Accession Number: 2DRL/1225

Description

Collection relating to the First World War service of Captain (later Lieutenant Colonel) Hugh Raymond Guy Poate, Australian Army Medical Corps, Egypt and Gallipoli, 1915.

Wallet 1 of 1 - Consists of a diary Poate maintained while serving with the 1st Field Ambulance in 1915. The diary contains detailed and daily entries. Poate writes of his activities, his relationship with and engagement to Aida Diacono, and his experiences with the field ambulance. The collection also includes typescript extracts from the diary.

Details

Accession Number
2DRL/1225
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Diary
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1915
Place Made
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction.
Provenance
AWM93 12/11/4497
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright

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