| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR00435 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 5 Items |
| Object type | Diary |
| Maker |
Powell, William Hope |
| Date made | 1910-1919 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM371 94/0407 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Powell, William Hope (Chief Petty Officer b.1883)
Description
Diaries for 1914-1915 and 1918. Powell was a wireless telegraphist aboard HMAS Encounter in 1914 and is reputed to have been the first to receive a transmission that war had been declared. In November 1918 he was aboard HMAS Australia at Rosyth and records in his diary the surrender of the German Grand Fleet.