Diary of John William Seabrook, 1913-1918

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Accession Number RCDIG0000350
Collection number 1DRL/0669
Collection type Digitised Collection
Record type File
Item count 1
Object type Diary
Physical description 128 Image/s captured
Maker Seabrook, John William
Place made At sea
Date made 1913-1918
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copying Provisions Digital format and content protected by copyright.
Description

Diary relating to the First World War service of Leading Signalman John William Seabrook, HMAS Sydney. The diary describes the voyages and actions of HMAS Sydney from commissioning in 1913 to the end of the First World War. It records the places visited, escorting convoys, the Sydney-Emden encounter and other actions involving submarines and zeppelins. Signalman Seabrook's diary also contains a number of sketches and diagrams.