Diary of Herbert Alexander Affleck, 1914

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Accession Number RCDIG0000534
Collection number 1DRL/0026
Collection type Digitised Collection
Record type File
Item count 1
Object type Diary
Physical description 81 Image/s captured
Maker Affleck, Herbert Alexander
Place made Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Broadmeadows, Egypt
Date made 1914
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Description

Diary relating to the First World War service of 871 Gunner Herbert Alexander Affleck 3rd Battery, 1st Artillery Brigade. The diary was written between 1 January and 31 December 1914, and contains brief entries describing civilian life in Melbourne, his time spent at Broadmeadows military training camp and the voyage from Albany to Aden, including the stopover at Colombo.