| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 1DRL/0451 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm |
| Object type | Papers |
| Maker |
McKie, Thomas |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | 1924 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM93 12/11/1946 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
McKie, Thomas (Lieutenant )
Description
Collection relating to the service of Lieutenant Thomas McKie, 1 Army Troops Company Engineers, AIF, Australia, at sea, Egypt, Gallipoli, France, England. Collection consists of a typescript carbon-copy of a brief memoir written by Lieutenant McKie in 1924. Typescript copy made by Australian War Memorial. Location of original unknown.
History / Summary
In the foreword to his memoir, Lieutenant McKie wrote: "This is simply an account of my experiences from the day I enlisted, 4th February, 1915, until I got back to New South Wales on the 7th February 1919. It does not contain anything which can be of much interest outside the family circle, and it is written chiefly for them, but more especially for my little son, [Duncan] who, when he grows older, is sure to be interested in the events of that stirring time."
Biographical note: Lieutenant Thomas McKee, 1 Army Troops Company, engineers, AIF. Joined the AIF on 4 February 1915; served in Gallipoli, August - September 1915, in Egypt and Sinai until June 1916, and in France and Belgium, June 1916, January - April 1917, November 1917 - January 1918, and June - October 1918; was wounded; returned to Australia early in 1919.