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MANUSCRIPT TITLED "HISTORY OF THE SIGNAL SERVICE, AIF IN EGYPT". COVERS PERIOD 1916-1918, 1ST AND 2ND SIGNAL SQUADRONS, CABLE SECTION, WIRELESS SECTION, AIRLINE SECTION, ADMINISTRATION. INCLUDES LISTS...MSS0669
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Anonymous
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Article entitled "Army riddles strange devices and their meaning" by "Observer". Concerns the abolition of metal distinguishing badges and numerals. Worn on shoulder strap by Australian soldiers and t...MSS0849
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Berrie, George Lachlan (Lieutenant b: 1881 d: 1964)
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Maker: Berrie, George Lachlan
The original manuscript for the book 'Under Furred Hats' written by G.L. Berrie and published in 1919. The manuscript describes the career of the 6th Light Horse Regiment from December 1914 to August ...MSS0871
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Billings, Hubert (Bert) Douglas
Manuscript
Maker: Billings, Hubert (Bert) Douglas
Collection relating to the First World War service of 14 Sapper (Spr) Hubert (Bert) Douglas Billings who served with 1st Signal Troop, Australian Engineers and 1st Light Horse Brigade in Egypt, Gallip...MSS1022
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Carne, William Albert Claude (Lieutenant, 6 Machine Gun Company, 2 Machine Gun Battalion, AIF b: 1884)
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Maker: Carne, William Albert Claude
NOTES, CORRESPONDENCE AND RECORDS USED TO COMPILE "IN GOOD COMPANY" THE HISTORY OF THE 6 MACHINE GUN COMPANY, 1915-1919. INCLUDES EXTRACTS FROM OFFICIAL UNIT DIARIES AND RECORDS, COMMENTS FROM THE DIA...MSS1344
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Chauvel, Sir Henry George (Harry) (General, b.1865 - d.1945)
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Maker: Chauvel, Henry George (Harry)
Annotated typescript autobiography of the military career of General Sir "Harry" Chauvel. Account briefly relates his early service in the Clarence River district, movement to the Queensland Permanent...MSS1406
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Colley-Priest, Langford Wellman, Private, MM, b: 1890 d: 1927
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Maker: Colley-Priest, Langford Wellman
Original notes and transcript copy related to the history of the 8 Field Ambulance from its inception at Mitcham Camp, Adelaide on 4 August 1915, movement to Egypt and later France. Account covers the...MSS1400
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Colman, William Russel Goodwin (Lieutenant, MC, 27 Battalion, AIF b: 1897 d: 1966)
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Maker: Colman, William Russell Goodwin
UNPUBLISHED TYPESCRIPT ENTITLED "THERE AND BACK" ENTERED IN THE RSSILA CENTENARY WAR NOVEL COMPETITION. SET IN EGYPT, FRANCE, BELGIUM AND AUSTRALIA AND BASED ON THE AUTHOR'S OWN EXPERIENCES, THIS ACCO...MSS1357
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Cooke, Simon and Froud, Anna
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Maker: Cooke, Simon Froud, Anna
Manuscript titled "The Australian War Records Section" describes the establishment of that section (AWRS), modelled on the Canadian War Records Section, the development of the AWRS, staffing, organisa...MSS1536
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Corlette, Bernard Christian (Captain, b.1896 - d.?)
Manuscript
Maker: Corlette, Bernard Christian
"Memoirs of B.C. Corlette" by Bernard Christian Corlette. Served in WW1 with 1 Australian Divisional Train in Egypt and then in France, transporting a water cart and other supplies. (Served in WW2 as...MSS1734
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Craig, G F, Mr
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Maker: Craig, G F
Manuscript titled `A History of the Soldiers and Nurses of Stanley and Hurdle Flat in the 1914-1918 War'. This is a compilation of extracts from Beechworth Ovens and Murray Advertiser newspapers, main...MSS1488
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Dadswell, Henry William (Sapper)
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Maker: Dadswell, Henry William
Personal war diary "Diary of a Sapper" written in narrative. Records enlistment, signals training, comments on travels and local inhabitants, attitude to NCOs accommodation, military activities, leave...MSS0828
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Dodd, Arthur William, DSO, MC (Major, d.1961)
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Maker: Dodd, Arthur William
Photocopy of typescript account of actions of 6th Battery and the personal experiences of its commander. Covers the formation of the battery, the collision of troopships "Ascanius" and "Shropshire", E...MSS0818
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Faragher, Noni
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Maker: Faragher, Noni
Titled `Prelude, Fugue, and Variations: Some Letters of a First War Army Chaplain'. Letters from a young army chaplain to his teenage girlfriend during the First World War. The author uses the letters...MSS1207
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Fiveash, Herbert Edward (Private, b: 1895, d: 1964)
Manuscript
Maker: Fiveash, Herbert Edward
`Private Memories: A Family Legacy'. This manuscript details the first 25 years (1895-1920) of the life and times of Herbert Fiveash. It covers his childhood in England, his emigration to Australia, h...MSS1217
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Forsyth, Reginald James Thomas (Corporal)
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Maker: Forsyth, Reginald James Thomas
L.C. Forsyth has transcribed his brother Reginald's war time diaries for the period 23 February 1916 until 31 December 1917, and a part of his flying log book, to tell the story of Reg's WWI experienc...MSS1276
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Gilchrist, Hugh
Manuscript
Maker: Gilchrist, Hugh
Typed carbon copies of the first draft of two sub-chapters of a book on the history of Australian Greek relations, written by Hugh Gilchrist prior in 1978. The chapters are titled 'The Nurses', concer...MSS0773
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Gray, Alfred (4203, Private, 14 Battalion)
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"In the Hands of the Hun: Experiences of Private Alfred Gray, of Kyneton". First World War memoirs by 4203 Private Alfred Grey who served with the 14th Battalion. He trained in Egypt and was sent to t...MSS1690
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1. Gullett, Henry Somer 2. Barrett, Charles (Co-Editors) (1. Captain, Official War Correspondent 2. Corporal)
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Maker: Barrett, Charles Leslie Gullett, Henry Somer
EDITED TYPESCRIPTS, MANUSCRIPTS AND NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS OF ARTICLES AND POETRY USED IN THE PRODUCTION OF "AUSTRALIA IN PALESTINE". ALSO INCLUDES A PRE-PRODUCTION PAMPHLET CALLING FOR CONTRIBUTIONS OF ...MSS1351
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"History of 1502 Corporal Hubert De Vere Alexander BE and the 4th Field Company Australian Engineers, Gallipoli, Egypt, France, 1914-1919" by Ray Samuel RFD
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Maker: Samuel, Ray
Typed manuscript titled "History of 1502 Corporal Hubert De Vere Alexander BE and the 4th Field Company Australian Engineers, AIF, Gallipoli, Egypt, France, 1914-1919", written by Ray Samuel RFD. The ...MSS2218
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Hoddinott, Rupert Uriah, Squadron Leader
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Maker: Hoddinott, Rupert Uriah
Autobiographical account of the military (1914-1918 and 1939-1945 wars) and Department of Civil Aviation service of Rupert Uriah Hoddinott. Provides family history, life before the war, pre war enlist...MSS0791
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Hogue, Oliver (Trooper Bluegum) (Major, 14 Light Horse Regiment, Camel Corps, AIF b: 1880 d: 1919)
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Maker: Hogue, Oliver 'Trooper Bluegum'
MANUSCRIPTS, PROOFS AND PRESS CUTTINGS OF ARTICLES AND VERSE CONCERNING EXPERIENCES OF SOLDIERS IN THE LIGHT HORSE BRIGADE AND CAMEL CORPS. INCLUDES AN EULOGY TO A SOLDIER KILLED DURING THE CAPTURE OF...MSS1331
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Jessie Tomlins: An Australian Army Nurse - World War One
Manuscript
Maker: Rae, Ruth
PhD thesis providing information about Jessie Tomlins who served, first as a Staff Nurse and later as a Sister, in the 14th Australian General Hospital in Egypt during 1916.MSS1791
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Jones, Ian
Manuscript
Maker: Jones, Ian
Manuscript titled "Chronology of the 4th Light Horse Regiment, AIF, August 1914 to December 1915: Compiled for the Regimental History by Ian Jones". It describes the raising of the regiment, training...MSS0675
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Journeys to war: experiences of Australian recruits in the Great War
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Maker: Ziino, Bart
This thesis examines the experiences of recruits for the Australian Imperial Force from the point of enlistment to their first experiences of battle. The chapters: The First Contingents, Troopship Voy...MSS1864
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King, Ted (Private)
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Maker: King, Ted
Poem titled `The Rockspiders' first charge', written by Private King, apparently in France, and sent home by William Black of 30th Bn. Poem is about the day the unit first went into the trenches in Eg...MSS1265
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Lewis, Alfred F (369, Company Quartermaster Sergeant, 27 Battalion, b. 1892 d. 1994)
Manuscript
Maker: Lewis, Alfred Frank
"A Centenarian Reveals His 1915 - 1919 Diary". Typed and bound manuscript from the First World War diary of 369 Company Quartermaster Sergeant Alfred Frank Lewis of the 27th Battalion. He left Austral...MSS1682
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Manuscript Troop serials
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Original manuscript drafts for editions of the troop serial "The Mirage", the unofficial organ of the 2 Light Horse Brigade Details section and "Somewhere", the unofficial newsletter of the 8 Light Ho...MSS0756
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Monteith, Hugh Owen, Gunner, b: 1898
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Maker: Monteith, Hugh Owen
Monteith's "Observations of No 5886" (his regimental number) an autobiographical account of his family history, growing up in Victoria, military training as a cadet, enlistment in AIF, training in Egy...MSS0810
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Moore, Edward (75, Lance Corporal, 2nd Field Company Engineers)
Manuscript
Maker: Moore, Edward Louis
344p. manuscript entitled "Gallipoli to the Somme: the WW1 Diaries of Sapper Edward L. Moore M.M.". Transcript of diaries from 1 January 1915 to 15 February 1915. Diaries tell of the author's experien...MSS2032
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Reynolds, Herbert Vincent (Private, b.1896 - d.1978)
Manuscript
Maker: Reynolds, Rex
Collection relating to the service of 622 Private Herbert Vincent Reynolds, 1 Field Ambulance, AIF, Australia, At Sea, Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front, England, 1914-1919. Collection consists of a bo...MSS1666
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Ryan, James Cue
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Maker: Kemp, Peter
"The Boer War and World War I: James Cue Ryan" compiled by Peter Kemp. A member of the 4th Light Horse Regiment served in the Boer War and then in Egypt, Gallipoli and Palestine as part of the First W...MSS1743
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Smith, David Maxwell Harding (Lance corporal, b: 1897, d: 1960)
Manuscript
Maker: Smith, David Maxwell Harding
The First World War diary of David Maxwell Harding Smith. This manuscript is a direct transcription of Lance Corporal Smith's 5 diaries. It gives a very detailed account of his service with the 7th Fi...MSS1212
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Springthorpe, John William (Lieutenant Colonel, b: 1855 d: 1933)
Manuscript
Maker: Springthorpe, John William
Original typescript manuscript, titled "Australia at the War : The Great Advance : Anzac and Amiens" related to Australian activities, particularly in the latter part of 1918. Also contains six articl...MSS0775
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Taylor, Henry Gordon (Corporal)
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Maker: Taylor, Henry Gordon
"The Mob that Shot the Camel". H G Taylor's account of his unit's history the 17th Battalion from 1916. Covers enlistment and training at Liverpool Camp, voyage overseas, Egypt, Gallipoli including de...MSS0863
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The Men of the Kooreh District who served in the Boer War and First World War
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Maker: Crisfield, Jill
History of the men from Kooreh, Victoria, 16 of which served in the First World War and one who died in the Boer War. Contains a section summarising the AIF Infantry brigades and battalions who served...MSS1979
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Wahlert, Glen W (Major, b: 1956)
Manuscript
Maker: Wahlert, Glen W
"Provost: Friend or Foe?" Part 1 in a series covering the development of the Royal Australian Corps of Military Police, 1788-1989. This section documents the development of the Corps from the arrival...MSS1285
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Walker, V C (Lieutenant, 13 Light Horse Regiment, AIF)
Manuscript
Maker: Walker, V C
UNPUBLISHED TYPESCRIPT ENTITLED "A BIGGER AND BETTER MAN" ENTERED IN THE RSSILA CENTENARY WAR NOVEL COMPETITION. FOLLOWS THE EXPLOITS OF AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS IN THE LIGHT HORSE REGIMENT IN EGYPT, GALLI...MSS1358
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White, Thomas Alexander (Captain, b: 1886, d: 1962)
Manuscript
Maker: White, Thomas Alexander
`Digger Short Stories' - a collection of manuscripts, typewritten and published stories written about a wide range of soldier activities in France, England, and en route to Australia. A vast number of...MSS1209
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Winter, Donovan MM (Private, b: 1898, d: 1984)
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Maker: Winter, Donovan
Series of original poems. Written in a rhyming couplet, ballad style, the poems of 16 year old Private Donovan Winter cover his experiences in the training camps, transport to Egypt, hospitalization, ...MSS1302
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Wood, Frederick F (2812 Sargeant b. 1889 d. 1965)
Manuscript
Maker: Wood, Colin
"The World War One History of Frederick Featherstone Wood: 1915 - 1919". Taken from the diary of 2812 Sargeant Frederick Featherstone Wood with historical excerpts and illustrations. He served in the ...MSS1687
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Wood, William O.B.E. (Colonel)
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Maker: Wood, William O B E
Autobiographical manuscript titled `The trials, achivements, confessions and adventures in many lands of a well known Sydney physician', spans Dr Wood's life from childhood through to 92 years of age....MSS1567