| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR91/084 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1cm |
| Object type | Diary |
| Maker |
Gaffney, Peter |
| Date made | 1918-1919 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM371 91/0502 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Gaffney, Peter, Corporal
Description
Journals recounting his experiences at Gallipoli and France, written upon his return to Australia in 1919. Gives a vivid description of trench life, numerous attacks, shellfire, heat and cold, general slaughter on the Western Front. Attacks include Pozieres Ridge, Mouquet Farm, Ypres, Fricourt, Bapaume, Passchendaele, Bullecourt, Hindenburg Line. Gaffney was eventually wounded and returned to Australia.