| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | RCDIG0000911 |
| Collection number | 1DRL/0196 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | File |
| Item count | 1 |
| Object type | Diary |
| Physical description | 135 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Chambers, Philip Arthur |
| Place made | At sea, Australia, Ceylon, Egypt, Ottoman Empire: Lebanon, Ottoman Empire: Syria |
| Date made | 1919 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copying Provisions | Digital format and content protected by copyright. |
Diary of Philip Arthur Chambers, 1919
Description
Diary relating to the First World War service of Major Philip Arthur Chambers 12th Light Horse Regiment. In this diary, kept between 1 January 1919 and 31 December 1919, Chambers details the movements of the unit, as well as noting various sporting matches, court martials and training undertaken. He details the unit's movements through Tripoli, Beirut, and then to Egypt to quell the Egyptian uprising of March 1919. Chambers concludes by referring to the declaration of peace of 1919 and his subsequent return home to Australia.