| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2019.22.257 |
| Collection number | 3DRL/3660 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | Item |
| Item count | 1 |
| Object type | Diary |
| Physical description | 10 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Cowan, Gerard Henderson |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England |
| Date made | 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Source credit to | This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government. |
Diary of Gerard Henderson Cowan, September- November 1917
Description
Diary relating to the First World War service of 6733 Private Gerard Henderson Cowan, 11 Australian Infantry Battalion.
This diary, written by Cowan between 10 September and 3 November 1917, contains details of his service after being wounded on the Western Front. Cowan records experiences such as being carried from an ambulance to a hospital ship, landing at Dover, England, travelling on a train during an air raid, convalescing in hospitals where he received good treatment but poor food, attending a concert for wounded soldiers, sightseeing in nearby villages, and visiting English family members. The last entry in this diary ends abruptly, but is continued Cowan’s next diary (see AWM2019.22.258).
Gerard Henderson Cowan joined the Australian Flying Corps and became a pilot in 1918, but died of illness on 22 February 1919.