| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR91/166 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 3 items |
| Object type | Diary |
| Maker |
Garnock, Reginald Charles David |
| Date made | 1915 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM371 91/0817 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Garnock, Reginald Charles David (Captain)
Description
Diaries describe departure from Newcastle and sea voyage to Egypt, training at Abbassia and Maadi camps, piquet duty in Cairo, battle of the Wozzer, regiment volunteering for the Dardanelles as infantry. Covers active service on Gallipoli from May to August, commenting on shell and shrapnel fire, snipers, illness, stench of the dead, armistice of May 24, Lone Pine, tunneling, and evacuation with an injured knee to hospital in England.