Lane, William John (Able Seaman, b.1894)

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Accession Number PR89/126
Collection type Private Record
Record type Collection
Measurement 11 items
Object type Papers
Maker Lane, William John
Date made 1911-1918
Access Open
Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. AWM371 89/1346
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copying Provisions Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Description

Detailed diary written on a regular basis, accounting for the voyage to German New Guinea, opposed landing at Rabaul and eventual garrison duties at Herbertshohe. Also includes various personal service papers and printed material including: "Australians In Action", "How Australia Took German New Guinea" , "The Government Gazette" and newspaper clippings.