Wallet 1 of 1 - Diary of James Emil Huntly Vroland

Places	Africa: Egypt, Alexandria Europe: Greece, Aegean Islands, Lemnos Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Anzac Area (Gallipoli), Anzac Beaches Area, Gaba Tepe Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Anzac Area (Gallipoli), Lone Pine Area, Brown's Dip Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Anzac Area (Gallipoli), Lone Pine Area, Lone Pine Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Anzac Area (Gallipoli), Shrapnel Gully Area, Shrapnel Gully
Accession Number	AWM2019.22.204
Collection number	PR05951
Collection type	Digitised Collection
Record type	Item
Item count	1
Object type	Diary
Physical description	23 Image/s captured
Maker	Vroland, James Emil Huntly
Place made	Ottoman Empire: Turkey
Date made	1915
Conflict	First World War, 1914-1918
Source credit to	This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government.

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Accession Number

AWM2019.22.204

Collection number

PR05951

Collection type

Digitised Collection

Record type

Item

Item count

Object type

Diary

Physical description

23 Image/s captured

Maker

Vroland, James Emil Huntly

Place made

Ottoman Empire: Turkey

Date made

1915

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Source credit to

This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government.

Diary relating to the First World War service of 855 Corporal James Emil Huntly Vroland, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Egypt and Turkey, 1915.

Collection consists of one black, faux-leather covered diary spanning the period the period 28 August to 28 November 1915, the day before Vroland's death.

Within the front cover is Vroland's name and a note stating who to return the diary to in the event of his death. The diary commences with Vroland about to board HMS Partridge as part of a convoy near Alexandria, bound for Gallipoli. During this journey submarines are frequently mentioned, including mention of a torpedoed transport ship upon which 50 lives were lost. Following his arrival in Gallipoli, Vroland describes taking a brief tour around several areas such as Lone Pine and Gaba Tepe, before being entrenched near Brown's Dip.

The next few months largely describe the weather, time off the front line spent visiting friends and swimming. Also mentioned are events such as shells exploding nearby and new tactics that are to be employed in the upcoming days. The last few entries refer to the weather getting colder, with the final entry mentioning snowfall.

Corporal Vroland was killed in action at Lone Pine on 29 November 1915.