| Places | |
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| Accession Number | 2DRL/0206 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 ITEM |
| Object type | Diary, Typescript |
| Maker |
Beeston, Joseph Lievesley |
| Date made | 1914-1916 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM93 12/11/3719 |
| 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. |
Beeston, Joseph Lievesley CMG, VD, AAMC (Colonel, b.1859 - d.1921)
Description
VERY DETAILED DIARY COVERING VOYAGE TO EGYPT. GALLIPOLI LANDING. DESCRIBES CONDITIONS FOR THE WOUNDED. MENTIONS NUMBERS OF AMPUTATIONS. DISCUSSES DISCIPLINE AND THEFT ON SHIPS. ALSO LETTER RE BEESTON'S MID AND ONE FROM BIRDWOOD.