Gammage, John Kingsley (Private, b.1887 - d.1945)

Places	Africa: Egypt Europe: Greece, Aegean Islands, Lemnos Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli 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), Quinn's Post Area, Quinn's Post Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Cape Helles Area, Achi Baba
Accession Number	PR82/003
Collection type	Private Record
Record type	Collection
Measurement	1 wallet: 1 cm
Object type	Diary
Maker	Gammage, John Kingsley
Place made	At sea, Egypt: Cairo, Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli
Date made	1915-1916
Access	Open
Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room.	AWM315 419/036/009
Conflict	First World War, 1914-1918
Copying Provisions	Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction.

Description

Collection relating to the First World War service of 1764 Private John Kingsley Gammage, 1 Battalion. Collection consists of a typed transcript of a diary kept by Gammage while on Gallipoli, covering the period April 1915 when he departed Sydney to February 1916 when he was in Egypt. The diary graphically describes the conditions on Gallipoli; the conflict, particularly the Battle of Lone Pine where he was wounded; the Australian evacuation; and return to Cairo. A list of place names relating to the conflict ends the diary. The original diary is held at PR83/117. Gammage survived the war, returning to Australia in 1919.