McAnulty, Cecil Anthony (Private, b. 1888 - d.1915)

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Accession Number 1DRL/0422
Collection type Private Record
Record type Collection
Measurement 1 wallet: 1 cm
Object type Diary
Maker McAnulty, Cecil Anthony
Place made At sea, Egypt, Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli
Date made 1915
Access Open
Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. AWM315 419/064/032
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copying Provisions Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Description

Collection relating to the service of 1803 Private Cecil Anthony McAnulty, 3 Battalion, AIF, Australia, Egypt, Gallipoli, 1915. Collection consists of two diaries kept by Private McAnulty, from 10 April 1915 until 8 August 1915, and photocopies of each diary. The later diary is written on the backs of envelopes and letters from home, cut into pocket notebook size, and contains an immediate account of his experience of the Battle of Lone Pine. McAnulty was killed at Lone Pine between 8-10 August 1915.