| Place | Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 1DRL/0582 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm. |
| Object type | Diary |
| Maker |
Titford, Reginald Arthur |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne |
| Date made | c1930 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
Titford, Reginald Arthur, MC, MM (Captain, b.1890 - d.?)
Description
Collection relating to the service of Corporal (later Captain) Reginald Arthur Titford, MC, MM, 2 Field Company Engineers, AIF. Collection consists of two photostat copies of extracts from a diary kept by Corporal Titford during his time on Gallipoli in 1915. This collection is notable for its first-hand account of efforts made to rescue a member of 2 Field Company trapped in a tunnel after an explosion. Copies made by Australian War Memorial. Location of original diary unknown.