| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR82/049 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1cm & 1 flat oversize wallet |
| Object type | Diary, Map, Photograph |
| Maker |
Fry, Harold Willoughby |
| Place made | France: Picardie, Somme, United Kingdom: England |
| Date made | 1916-1917 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM315 419/035/030 |
| 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. |
Fry, Harold Willoughby (Lieutenant, b.1887)
Description
Collection relating to the First World War service of Lieutenant Harold Willoughby Fry, MC, 14th Field Company Engineers, AIF. Consists of a typescript copy of diary entries covering Lieutenant Fry's experiences on the Somme during October 1916 and November 1916. Lieutenant Fry describes in detail his journey to the Front, the terrain and the conditions faced by the soldiers, the confusion at the fornt line, and the despair he felt at trying to fulfil his orders. Also includes a black and white photograph of the company at rest in Brightlingsea, England, and one Map of Becelaere stamped 'Secret. Army Barrage Map (Second phase) September 1917'. German trenches are shown in red ink corrected to 21 September 1917 with Corps boundaries and Divisional boundaries shown in blue (4th and 5th Australian Divisions shown on map). The approximate British front line is also shown.