| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR00626 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm |
| Object type | Diary |
| Maker |
Shoobridge, Frank Sydney Royston |
| Date made | 1916-1917 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM371 95/0811 |
| 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. |
Shoobridge, Frank Sydney Royston
Description
Diaries of 5562 Private (Pte) Frank Sydney Royston Shoobridge, stretcher bearer with 2nd Field Ambulance, AAMC, spanning July 1916 to December 1917. Opens with graphic account of duties during battle at Pozieres, and being wounded and gassed while retrieving wounded soldiers. Mentions convalesence, cold and rain, loss of voice for almost 3 months, receiving `Tasmanian Mail', billiards, sports, leave in England, Ypres, bombings by German planes and anti- aircraft fire, and mending duck walks. Illustrates danger faced by stretcher bearers.