| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2019.22.62 |
| Collection number | PR06252 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | File |
| Item count | 1 |
| Object type | Diary |
| Physical description | 193 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Lewtas, Keith Lindsay |
| Place made | Australia, British Mandate of Palestine, Ceylon, French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon: Syria |
| Date made | 1941-1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copying Provisions | Digital format and content protected by copyright. |
| Source credit to | This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government. |
Diary of Keith Lindsay Lewtas, 1941-1942
Description
Diary related to the Second World War service of VX5354 Gunner Keith Lindsay Lewtas, 2/2 Field regiment. This diary, written in a upside down Jewish diary, between 25 October 1941 and 26 August 1942 mentions: his surveying duties; a gathering he has with other soldiers from Maryborough; mentions of significant events in the war as they are heard and his opinion on the events; his evacuating to 7th Australian General Hospital; the training he does; the move to Colombo; a duty tour of Ceylon; the return to Australia and his leave in Australia.