| Accession Number | AWM4 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Official Record |
| Object type | Official Record |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Australian Imperial Force unit war diaries, 1914-18 War
Description
This series comprises the War Diaries created by the units of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) during the First World War. While on active service, Army headquarters, formations and units were required to keep unit war diaries recording their daily activities. These diaries were arranged by unit and covered the period of one month at a time.
The content of the war diaries generally consist of war diary or intelligence summary sheets located at the beginning of each diary which record the date of each entry, the unit’s location, a summary of events and any remarks or references to appendices. The appendices, which make up the larger part of each diary, may include orders, despatches, instructions, reports, telegrams, and decisions taken; daily situation reports; staff duties; accounts of operations; changes in establishment or strength; and a summary of information received.
The overall quality of the diaries can be variable and usually reflects the attitude of the unit's commanding office, and the skill and conscientiousness of the individual charged with compiling it.
More information can be found in the introduction to the series.
- AWM4 Class 1 - Formation Headquarters
- AWM4 Class 2 - Ordnance
- AWM4 Class 3 - Provost
- AWM4 Class 4 - Claims
- AWM4 Class 5 - Pay
- AWM4 Class 6 - Chaplains
- AWM4 Class 7 - Chemical
- AWM4 Class 8 - Flying Corps
- AWM4 Class 9 - Cavalry
- AWM4 Class 10 - Light Horse
- AWM4 Class 11 - Camel Corps
- AWM4 Class 12 - Cyclists
- AWM4 Class 13 - Artillery
- AWM4 Class 14 - Engineers
- AWM4 Class 15 - Railways
- AWM4 Class 16 - Tunnelling & Survey
- AWM4 Class 17 - Postal
- AWM4 Class 18 - Baths & Laundries
- AWM4 Class 19 - Salvage
- AWM4 Class 20 - Gas
- AWM4 Class 21 - Water Supply & Stores
- AWM4 Class 22 - Signals
- AWM4 Class 23 - Infantry
- AWM4 Class 24 - Machine Guns
- AWM4 Class 25 - Supplies & Transport
- AWM4 Class 26 - Medical, Dental & Nursing
- AWM4 Class 27 - Veterinary
- AWM4 Class 28 - Remount
- AWM4 Class 29 - Embarkation Staff Officer, AIF, Le Havre
- AWM4 Class 30 - Repatriation & Demobilisation
- AWM4 Class 31 - Canteens
- AWM4 Class 32 - Schools
- AWM4 Class 33 - Bases & Depots
- AWM4 Class 34 - Miscellaneous (North Russia, Hobart, and groups returning in 1919)
- AWM4 Class 35 - New Zealand Units
- Front cover of the Australian Imperial Force Unit War Diary, 15th Infantry Brigade, December 1917
- Front cover of the Australian Imperial Force Unit War Diary, 15th Infantry Brigade, January 1918
- Front cover of the Australian Imperial Force Unit War Diary, 15th Infantry Brigade, February 1918
- Front cover of the Australian Imperial Force Unit War Diary, 15th Infantry Brigade, April 1918 Appendices
- Front cover of the Australian Imperial Force Unit War Diary, 15th Infantry Brigade, May 1918
- Front cover of the Australian Imperial Force Unit War Diary, 15th Infantry Brigade, October 1918 Appendices
- Front cover of the Australian Imperial Force Unit War Diary, 15th Infantry Brigade, November 1918
- Front cover of the Australian Imperial Force Unit War Diary, 15th Infantry Brigade, February 1919
- Front cover of the Australian Imperial Force Unit War Diary, 15th Infantry Brigade, March 1919
- Australian Imperial Force Unit War Diary, 15th Infantry Brigade, June 1918
- Christmas Card from the 5th Infantry Brigade AIF