The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Collection relating to 7576 Corporal (Cpl) George James Wright, who served with the 10th Battalion AIF in France and Belgium from 1917-1919. Comprises three original pocket sized handwritten diaries, and a spiral bound manuscript titled 'A gentle man goes to war: An ordinary soldier's account of his experiences in World War 1' compiled in 1986 by his son, Lyle Wright. Cpl Wright's diaries begin on 27 October 1917 describing his departure from Australia, and include his journey to England via the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans and the Panama canal. He details his action in France as an infantryman and a stretcher bearer, as well as his wounding and convalescence in Belgium. The diaries conclude with his demobilisation in 1919. The manuscript includes a typescript of Cpl Wright's diaries, additional information about the author and diary, a photocopy of Cpl Wright's military service records from the National Archives of Australia, and a copy a studio photograph of Cpl Wright in uniform.
26 page typed manuscript written as an anecdotal 'history' of Australians on the Somme, written by Geoffrey Hine in 1987. Hine has used the reminiscences of L/Cpl Vincent Emery as a basis for his man
Collection relating to the First World War service of 20503 Private Matson Otto Miller, 12th Field Ambulance. Collection consists of three original handwritten diaries covering the period from his e
Collection consists of two typewritten manuscripts: 'A Four Year Hiccup' by Max Thow combined with 'The Lantern of Hope' by Jim Wright; and 'The Lantern of Hope' [Book One] by James Wright. The firs
1. Diaries kept by L/Cpl Barkle, describing in brief entries daily routines and combat duties. 2. Letter to his mother, from Captain Donald P Nells describing Barkle's death in France in 1917.
TYPESCRIPT COPIES OF DIARIES RELATING HAMMOND'S EXPERIENCES ABOARD A TROOPSHIP AND IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM 1916-1917
TRANSCRIPT OF DIARIES; ALSO CITATIONS AND ADB ENTRY. COVERS PASSAGE TO EGYPT, GALLIPOLI, HOSPITALIZATION AND EVACUATION. CONTINUES IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM, INCLUDING POZIERES. FREQUENT MENTION OF ILLNES