| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR00561 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 Item |
| Object type | Diary |
| Maker |
Keating, Noel Michael |
| Date made | 1918 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM371 94/0338 |
| 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. |
Keating, Noel Michael, (Corporal, b? - d.1961)
Description
Diary kept by Corporal Keating, Military Staff Clerk for 13th Australian Infantry Brigade Headquarters. Detailed account of daily life, including bombardments, lice,conditions of dugouts, air battles, observation balloons, swimming in the Somme, and leave in England, Ireland and Scotland. Mentions accommodation and battles at many places along the Front, including Ypres-Comines Canal, Corbie, Querrieu, and Villers Bretonnneaux. Good account of German advance in April, and the Allied offensive in August. Describes return to London after end of war for duty with Demobilisation staff, Transport Section, "Q" Registry.