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Hoddinott, Rupert Uriah, Squadron Leader
Manuscript
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)
Manuscript
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
Manuscript
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)
Manuscript
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
Manuscript
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
Manuscript
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
Manuscript
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)
Manuscript
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
Manuscript
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)
Manuscript
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