| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | RCDIG0001029 |
| Collection number | 2DRL/0766 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | File |
| Item count | 1 |
| Object type | Diary |
| Physical description | 16 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
White, Thomas Walter |
| Place made | Ottoman Empire: Turkey |
| Date made | 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copying Provisions | Digital format and content protected by copyright. |
Diary of Thomas Walter White, May-September 1915
Description
Diary [Busra] relating to the First World War service of Captain Thomas Walter White, Mesopotamian Half Flight, Australian Flying Corps. The notebook covers the period May and September 1915, the period before White’s capture. White describes Basra and gives details of the weather, malaria and gives an account its dried date industry. White details the Battle of Shaiba of April 1915 and writes about the history and formation of the Mesopotamian Half Flight. The notebook was possibly written during his captivity.