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| Accession Number | PR00377 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 item |
| Object type | Diary |
| Maker |
Burton, Colin John Combe |
| Date made | 1993 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM371 94/0207 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
Burton, Colin John Combe (Sapper, b.1897 - d.1974)
Description
Photocopied diary of Sapper Burton for the period 1917-1919. The diary details the journey from Australia to England, working with A Company, No. 1 Section, Engineers Training Camp in Essex, his time on the Western Front in France and Belgium, and his journey home. The diary contains sketches of the engineering work Burton was involved and detailed information on that work. The diary also contains small essays on the countries he visited on the journeys to and from England.
Related information
Conflicts
Events
Places
- Africa: South Africa, Cape Colony, Cape Town
- Africa: South Africa, Natal, Durban
- Asia: Ceylon, Colombo
- Europe: Belgium, Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Messines
- Europe: France, Nord Pas de Calais, Pas de Calais
- Europe: France, Picardie, Somme
- Europe: United Kingdom, England
- Oceania: Australia, South Australia