| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2018.19.50 |
| Collection number | 1DRL/0441 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | File |
| Item count | 1 |
| Object type | Diary |
| Physical description | 24 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Mackay, Alexander Sutherland |
| Place made | Belgium: Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Messines, France: Paris |
| Date made | 1917-1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Diary of Alexander Sutherland Mackay, 27 October 1917 - 4 March 1918
Description
Diary relating to the First World War service of 30137 Gunner Alexander Sutherland Mackay, 8th Australian Field Artillery Brigade. This diary, written between 27 October 1917 and the 4 March 1918, covers: his return to action near Stinking Farm; the comforts found in the trench left by the English soldiers; his apprehension of being moved from his position on the front line; the actions he observed at the front line; his leave in Paris; meeting up with his brother, Ronald Stuart Mackay; his return to the front; his plan to start up a private's mess using much of the supplies left over from the previous battery and how the weather is affecting the German attack methods.