| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR00648 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 29 items |
| Object type | Papers |
| Maker |
Henshall, Albert |
| Place made | Australia, Belgium, Egypt, France, Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, United Kingdom: England |
| Date made | 1914-1944 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM371 95/0473 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Henshall, Albert (Sergeant b.1892 - d.1952)
Description
Postcards, photographs, and diaries which describe being wounded at Gallipoli, standed of hospital accommodation at Lemnos, and Heliopolis and Cario in Egypt. Henshall goes on to serve in a number of positions, including as a grocer in Arabia, with 3rd Light Horse Brigade Supply Depot in Egypt, 17th Depot Unit Supply and 26th A.S.C. in France and Belgium, and briefly as W.O. with 18th A.D.U.S. Also mentions Rouen, Frevent, Armentieres, Chateau Belge, Corbie (Henshall was awarded MM for actions here), bicycle trips, and leave in England and Paris. One diary lists movements within Australia for the RAAF Recruiting Centre during WWII. Includes a transcript titled `The Happy Warrior' which incorportes biographical information and recollections of Henshall's children about Henshall after the war.
- Diary of Albert Henshall, 31 July 1915 - 25 April 1917
- Diary of Albert Henshall, 25 April 1917 - 8 December 1917
- Diary of Albert Henshall, 8 December 1917 - 11 November 1918
- Diary of Albert Henshall, 3 December 1918 - 8 March 1919
- Notebook of Albert Henshall, 1914-1918
- Address book of Albert Henshall, 1918
- Photographs relating to service of Albert Henshall
- Postcards relating to service of Albert Henshall
- Manuscript relating to service of Albert Henshall
- Notebook of Albert Henshall