| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR00317 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 80 items |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Doig, Keith McKeddie |
| Date made | 1916-1918 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM371 93/0650 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Doig, Keith McKeddie MC (Major; Doctor, b.1891 - d.1949)
Description
Collection relating to Major Keith McKeddie Doig, 60th Battalion (AAMC). Diary and extensive collection of letters to his fiancée, commenting on the war in general, and in particular conditions in trenches, plight of the wounded, artillery bombardments, his admiration for stretcher bearers, differences between British and Australians, conscription, mail, numerous attacks and counter-attacks, armistice, and the stoic attitude of Australians. Also included are service papers and a handwritten dinner invitation sent to Doig in 1917 by 60th Battalion's Adjutant.
- Diary of Keith McKeddie Doig, 1916-1917
- Diary transcript of Keith McKeddie Doig, 1916-1917
- Letters from Keith McKeddie Doig to Lewis Maffra Grant, 1916
- Correspondence from Keith McKeddie Doig to Lewis Maffra Grant, 1917
- Correspondence from Keith McKeddie Doig to Lewis Maffra Grant, and a letter from P. Sevray, 1918
- Photographic postcard of Keith McKeddie Doig, [date unknown]