| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 3DRL/0461 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 4cm |
| Object type | Diary, Document |
| Maker |
Fry, Reginald Hall |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | 1914-1919 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM315 419/035/011 |
| 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, Reginald Hall (Captain, b.1891 - d.1976)
Description
Collection relating to Captain Reginald Hall Fry who served with 1st ADMTC and later AFC in Egypt, Turkey and France during the First World War. Collection consists of a diary, typed by Fry after his return from the war, from his original handwritten diaries kept at the time. It commences in 1914 and covers enlistment, embarkation, training in both Australia and Egypt, Gallipoli (including the landing and evacuation), France, England, and his return to Australia in 1919. In the front of the diary are nominal rolls for 1st Railway Supply Detachment; 2nd Signal Troop, Australian Engineers, 2nd Light Horse Brigade; Australian Motor Transport Service; 1st Division Supply Column, Motor Transport; and Australian Flying Corps. At the back of the diary are both typed and handwritten Naval call signs, and a letter dated 10 December 1915, written to Fry's sweetheart, Madge.