The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Diary compiled in a cloth covered notebook by Private Donald Ross of the 23rd Battalion, during the First World War. The entries cover the period 1 January 1916-4 August 1916 relating to his concerns about his professional responsibilities for feeding and supplying the men and caring for horses and equipment. The diary offers detailed insight into the work of the battalion's transport section and the risks they were subjected to such as artillery bombardment and air attacks. Entries at the back of the diary record names and addresses, notes on horse anatomy and management, hymns and poems.
Collection relating to the First World War service of 191 Private Robert Cuthbert Grieve, 1 Division Signals. Collection consists of an original handwritten 1915 pocket diary kept by Pte Grieve. The
Diaries kept by Sapper Edward Bradshaw during his service with the 5th Troop, Field Squadron Engineers, Australian Mounted Division (Aust Mtd Div) in Egypt, Sinai and Palestine. Entries in the first d
Papers of Corporal Arthur G. Thomas (3470), 6th Infantry Battalion (AIF). Letters home from the time of embarkation for overseas service on 11 October 1915. The collection is quite extensive and det
Collection relating to the First World War service of 3464 Private George Malcolm Buchanan, 15th Field Ambulance. Collection consists of four original handwritten diaries written from 1916 to 1919 inc
Diaries written by Captain John Harley Meads while serving with the 18th Battalion during the First World War. Detailed entries describe the front-line infantryman's experiences of patrols and fatigu
Improvised notebook (and typed transcript) kept by Richard Roy Warry while a Japanese prisoner of war. Collection items include a transcript of a report prepared at the request of the Imperial Japane