Collins, Harold Emanuel (Private, b.1892 - d.1992)

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Accession Number PR01459
Collection type Private Record
Record type Collection
Measurement 1 wallet; 1 cm
Object type Diary, Newspaper cutting
Maker Collins, Harold Emanuel
Place made Australia, Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli
Date made 1915-1990
Access Open
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Description

Collection relating to the First World War service of 619 Private Harold Emanuel Collins, 1 Field Ambulance. Collection consists of an original handwritten diary kept by Pte Collins while on active service on Gallipoli. It covers from 3 April to 20 August 1915. Also included in the collection are seven photocopied newspaper cuttings relating to his participation in Anzac Day marches in later life.