| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | MSS1400 |
| Collection type | Manuscript |
| Measurement | 6 items |
| Object type | Papers |
| Maker |
Colley-Priest, Langford Wellman |
| Date made | 1919 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM93 12/5/135 |
| Conflict |
Period 1910-1919 First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Colley-Priest, Langford Wellman, Private, MM, b: 1890 d: 1927
Description
Original notes and transcript copy related to the history of the 8 Field Ambulance from its inception at Mitcham Camp, Adelaide on 4 August 1915, movement to Egypt and later France. Account covers the work of the unit at Fromelles, on the Somme, Recquingham, Polygon Wood, Messines, Villers Bretonneux and Mont St Quentin.