| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | RCDIG0001324 |
| Collection number | 2DRL/0766 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | File |
| Item count | 1 |
| Object type | Diary |
| Physical description | 25 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
White, Thomas Walter |
| Place made | Mesopotamia |
| Date made | 1915-1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copying Provisions | Digital format and content protected by copyright. |
Diary of Thomas Walter White, November 1915 - February 1916
Description
Diary [book 1A] relating to the captivity during the First World War of Captain Thomas Walter White, Mesopotamian Half Flight, Australian Flying Corps. In this diary kept between, November 1915 - February 1916, White records his capture and his proceeding time as a prisoner in Baghdad and Mosul. He writes of the conditions within the prisons and treatment received from his captors. White also records the accounts of other prisoner’s battles and subsequent captures. During his captivity and the journey from Baghdad to Mosul, White details many aspects of the landscape and culture, including food, clothing and architecture.