| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2020.22.289 |
| Collection number | PR89/056 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | Folder |
| Item count | 1 |
| Object type | Diary |
| Physical description | 10 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Edmondson, John Hurst 'Jack' Edmondson, Maude Elizabeth |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | 1926; c.1941 |
| 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. |
Folder 4 of 4 - Diary of Maude Elizabeth Edmondson, 1926; c.1941
Description
Papers of Maude Elizabeth Edmondson relating to the life and Second World War service of NX15705 Corporal John Hurst "Jack" Edmondson, 2/17 Battalion, Australia and Libya, 1916-1956.
Wallet 1 of 4 contains four folders.
Folder 4 of 4 contains an exercise book that was used by Jack Edmondson while attending Hurlstone Agricultural High School at Glenfield. The book was reused as a journal by Jack’s mother Maude Elizabeth Edmondson and contains two undated entries. The first entry includes Maude’s recollections of life on the home front during the Second World War, and in the second entry, she recalls several humorous stories told by Australian soldiers training at Ingleburn Army Camp.
Collection also includes loose pages containing a handwritten book review of a work entitled "Captain Blood" by Rafael Sabatine. This book review was written by Jack Edmondson in March 1926 and includes annotations made by Maude Edmondson. The annotations include the name of the primary school that Jack attended, Austral Public School. Collection also contains an undated fragment of a loose page entitled “My Favourite Character in Fiction”.