Transcript of diaries of Alexander Jackson Cunningham, 1914-1918

Cunningham, Alexander Jackson MC (Captain)

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Places	Africa: Egypt, Alexandria Africa: Egypt, Cairo Africa: Egypt, North Egypt, Mena Africa: Egypt, North Egypt, Tel el Kebir Africa: Egypt, Suez Canal Africa: Egypt, Suez Canal, Port Said Africa: Egypt, Suez Canal, Serapeum Africa: South Africa, Cape Province, Cape Town Africa: South Africa, Natal, Durban Asia: Ceylon, Colombo Europe: Belgium, Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Ypres Europe: Belgium, Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Ypres, Menin Road Europe: France, Nord Pas de Calais, Pas de Calais, Bethune, Fleurbaix Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Albert Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Albert Bapaume Area, Pozieres Area, Pozieres Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Albert Bapaume Area, Pozieres Area, Pozieres Windmill Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Albert Bapaume Area, Pozieres Area, Pozieres, La Boisselle Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Baizieux Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Vignacourt Europe: France, Provence Alpes Cote d'Azur, Bouches-du-Rhone, Marseilles Europe: Greece, Aegean Islands, Lemnos Europe: Greece, Aegean Islands, Lemnos, Mudros Europe: United Kingdom, England, Greater London, London Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Anzac Area (Gallipoli) Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Anzac Area (Gallipoli), Anzac Beaches Area, Anzac Beach, Watson's Pier Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Anzac Area (Gallipoli), Anzac Beaches Area, Gaba Tepe Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Anzac Area (Gallipoli), Anzac Beaches Area, North Beach, Williams Pier Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Anzac Area (Gallipoli), Russell's Top Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Anzac Area (Gallipoli), Shrapnel Gully Area, Shrapnel Gully Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Bolton's Ridge, Victoria Gully Middle East: Yemen, Aden Oceania: Australia, Western Australia, Albany Oceania: Australia, Western Australia, Fremantle
Accession Number	RCDIG0000916
Collection number	3DRL/3070
Collection type	Digitised Collection
Record type	File
Item count	1
Object type	Diary
Physical description	78 Image/s captured
Maker	Cunningham, Alexander Jackson
Place made	At sea, Australia, Egypt, France, Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, South Africa, United Kingdom: England, Western Front
Date made	1914-1918
Conflict	First World War, 1914-1918
Copying Provisions	Digital format and content protected by copyright.

Description

Transcript of diaries relating to the First World War service of Captain Alexander Jackson Cunningham 2nd Field Company Engineers. The transcripts cover of all four diaries, from 19 October 1914 to 17 May 1918, and provide detailed descriptions of his First World War service. The diaries serve as an accompaniment to his technical diagrams and sketches, and provide a comprehensive depiction of the important and often dangerous work of engineers during the First World War (in particular that of 2 Field Company, 1 Division). Cunningham also details key events, including the evacuation of ANZAC and many of the key Australian battles on the Western Front.