Diary of Herbert Vincent Reynolds, 1914-1915

Reynolds, Herbert Vincent (Private, b.1896 - d.1978)

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Places	Africa: Egypt, Alexandria Africa: Egypt, Cairo, Abbassia Africa: Egypt, Cairo, Heliopolis Africa: Egypt, North Egypt, Mena Africa: Egypt, Suez Canal Africa: Egypt, Suez Canal, Ismailia Africa: Egypt, Suez Canal, Kantara Africa: Egypt, Suez Canal, Port Said Africa: Egypt, Suez Canal, Suez Asia: Ceylon, Colombo Europe: Gibraltar Europe: Greece, Aegean Islands, Imbros Europe: Greece, Aegean Islands, Lemnos, Mudros Europe: United Kingdom, England, Devon, Plymouth Europe: United Kingdom, England, Dorset, Weymouth Europe: United Kingdom, England, Greater London, London Mediterranean: Malta, Malta (island), Valletta Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Anzac Area (Gallipoli), Anzac Beaches Area, Anzac Beach Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Anzac Area (Gallipoli), Anzac Beaches Area, Gaba Tepe Middle East: Yemen, Aden Oceania: Australia, Victoria, Ballarat, Sebastopol Oceania: Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, Broadmeadows Oceania: Australia, Western Australia, Albany Oceans: Indian Ocean, Cocos Keeling Islands
Accession Number	RCDIG0001012
Collection number	PR00039
Collection type	Digitised Collection
Record type	File
Item count	1
Object type	Diary
Physical description	68 Image/s captured
Maker	Reynolds, Herbert Vincent
Place made	At sea, Australia, Ceylon, Egypt, Malta, Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, United Kingdom: England, Yemen
Date made	1914-1915
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 622 Private Herbert Vincent Reynolds, 1st Field Ambulance. In this diary, kept between 10 September 1914 and 31 December 1915, Reynolds details the period from his enlistment to his later convalescence in England. He describes his embarkation from Melbourne on HMAT Berrima and life on board the ship. In particular, Reynolds notes the occasions of Christmas and New Year's Eve on board, and also the troubles involved in towing submarine AE2 across the Indian Ocean. He also details military life at the various Australian military camps in Egypt and the sightseeing he undertook. The diary concludes with his convalescence and sightseeing in England.