The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Collection relating to the First World War service of Lieutenant William Charles Thomas, 14 Battalion, France. Collection consists of a handwritten diary with detailed daily entries from 30 March to 24 September 1918. It describes military action in France, camp site descriptions, the weather, hospitalisation, his fellow soldiers, military superiors and life behind the lines. People mentioned in the diary include: Generals Sir Douglas Haigh, Gough, Birdwood, Rawlinson and Monash, Major Johnston, Wilkinson and Captain Jacka (13 May and 2 August). At the back of the diary is a list of parcels received and cables sent. Lt Thomas was a clerk in civilian life and his diary keeping shows a familiarity with record keeping. Lt Thomas survived the war and returned to Australia in 1919.
LENGTHY DESCRIPTION OF TRAINING AND LIFE IN THE TRENCHES. MAKES MENTION OF JACKA, VC AND THE EVACUATION. DESCRIPTIONS OF EXPERIENCES IN FRANCE. LETTERS RE STANTON'S DEATH IN ACTION AT BULLECOURT INCLU
Collection relating to the First World War service of 4795 Private (later Lieutenant) William Thomas (Tom) Greaves, 12 Battalion, Egypt, France, Belgium, 1915-1918. Wallet 1 of 1 - Comprises a typed
Collection relating to the First World War service of 3568 Sergeant (later Lieutenant) Duncan Cornelius Mackinnon, 8 Australian Infantry Battalion, France, 1916. The collection consists of a detailed
Collection relating to the service of 18563 Sapper William Norgard, 14th Reinforcements, 4 Division Signal Company, AIF, at sea, 1917. Collection consists of a typescript transcription (carbon copy)
Collection relating to the First World War service of 3927 Private William Tyson Storey, 10 Battalion, Egypt and France, 1915-16. Collection consists of a digital donation of images of a 21 page dia
Collection relating to the First World War service of 8150 Lieutenant Leslie Iser, 6 Field Artillery Brigade. Collection consists of correspondence relating to the wounding, hospitalisation and later