Description
Collection relating to the First World War service of Lieutenant Colonel Cyril Herman Spurge, 1 Division Artillery, Egypt, Gallipoli, France, Belgium, 1914-1919. Collection consists of a copy of an original diary and later transcript, detailing events from embarkation in Melbourne with the 5th Battery, training in Egypt, service on Gallipoli and later evacuation to Mudros. Also included is a photograph album containing numerous snapshots, chiefly of Spurge's fellow officers, some Gallipoli scenes, street scenes of Cairo, ships, and nurses. There are several photographs of a mascot wallaby on board SS Marere. See also P11067 for some of the photographs that have been invidually accessioned.
Details
Accession Number
PR82/094
Classification
Private Record
Measurement
Archived measurement
Copying Provisions
Status to be assessed
Provenance
AWM315 419/033/030
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright
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