Diary of Frederick William Gadsby Annand, 1919

Annand, Frederick William Gadsby (Lieutenant Colonel, b.1872 - d.1958)

- Series 1: Diaries of Frederick William Gadsby Annand, 1915-1919

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Places	Africa: South Africa, Cape Province, Cape Town Europe: France, Alsace, Strasbourg Europe: France, Nord Pas de Calais, Pas de Calais, Boulogne Europe: Germany, Cologne Europe: United Kingdom, England, Greater London, London
Accession Number	AWM2016.30.73
Collection number	PR89/034
Collection type	Digitised Collection
Record type	File
Item count	12
Object type	Diary, Papers
Physical description	81 Image/s captured
Maker	Annand, Frederick William Gadsby Various
Place made	At sea, France, Germany, United Kingdom
Date made	1919
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 Lieutenant Colonel Frederick William Gadsby Annand, 2nd Pioneer Battalion. The entries in this diary span the period 1 January to 19 November 1919 and detail Annand’s activities as demobillisation of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) begins and the men begin to be sent home. During this time he writes of sightseeing in England and a tour of the Rhine country. Appointed commanding officer aboard the returning troopship HT “Norman”, Annand leaves England at the beginning of July and writes of the voyage back to Australia. Also included in this file are various items that were contained within the diary, including the calling cards of various military acquaintances, handwritten notes, and papers relating to his sightseeing.

This file contains:
Diary of Frederick William Gadsby Annand, 1919;
Invoice for George Hotel at Kilmarnock, 23/24 January 1919;
Train ticket for Cologne to Boulogne on 23 February 1919 [annotated with calculations and restaurants to visit];
Itinerary of proposed tour of Rhine country, 23 February to 8 March 1919;
Letter from No. 3171 Pte. R. T. Ray, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, to O.C. 2nd Memorial Detachment, Peronne, 23 May 1919;
Handwritten note detailing pay calculations from 30 November 1915 to 5 July 1919;
Handwritten list of official photographs relating to the 2nd Pioneer Battalion, n.d.;
Handwritten to-do list, n.d.;
Kodak exposure record, n.d.;
Calling card for Lt. Harold E. Hovendene, 4th Battalion, AIF [annotated with "Photo Fancy Dress WRAF"];
Handwritten calling card for No. 3386 Frederick Bernard de Steiger, 1st AMT Coy AIF [front] and D. Sherris [rear];
Calling card for Capt. A. T. Drinkwater.