| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2016.30.61 |
| Collection number | 1DRL/0198 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | File |
| Item count | 1 |
| Object type | Diary |
| Physical description | 62 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Chapman, Percy Wellesley |
| Place made | At sea, Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Egypt, France, Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli |
| Date made | 1915-1916; 1927 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Typescript copy of diary entries of Percy Wellesley Chapman, 1 July 1915 to 30 June 1916
Description
Diary entries relating to the First World War service of Percy Wellesley Chapman, 55th Battalion. These descriptive entries date from 1 July 1915 to 30 June 1916, and cover Chapman's voyage from Australia to Egypt; time spent at Gallipoli and the evacuation from the Peninsula; embarkation to France, including mention of his onboard pet chameleon, Cammy; original poetry; and his impressions of Marseilles upon arriving in France. These copies were made by the Australian War Memorial in 1927.