Description
Collection relating to the First World War service of 871 Sergeant Herbert Alexander Affleck, 3 Battery, 1 Artillery Brigade, Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front, 1914-1917.
Wallet 1 of 1 - Collection consists of four diaries which detail Affleck's service in Broadmeadows training camp; extensive description of landing at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915 and following actions; hospitalisation and convalescence at Mudros and Malta; and action in France. Diaries chiefly contain brief entries recording Affleck's daily activities, with very little descriptive detail. Collection also contains three dried flowers.
Contextual Description
Biographical note: 871 Lance Sergeant Herbert Alexander Affleck, 3 Battery, 1 Brigade, Australian Field Artillery. Killed in action, Ypres, 17 August 1917. Age 26. Son of Rebecca Lily Affleck of Glen Avon, Pine Grove, Malvern, Victoria, and the late Alexander J Affleck.
Details
Accession Number
1DRL/0026
Classification
Private Record
Measurement
Archived measurement
Copying Provisions
Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Provenance
AWM93 12/11/84
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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