| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR89/074 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 2 ITEMS |
| Object type | Diary |
| Maker |
MacLeod, George |
| Date made | 1916-1917 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM371 88/0110 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
MacLeod, George (Private, 47th Bn, AIF b.1888 - d.1917)
Description
Original diary and address book of Private George MacLeod (a.k.a McLeod), No. 2008 of 47th Infantry Battalion, AIF. Address book contains few entries. Diary covers period 5 August 1916 to 14 April 1917 and mainly descibes daily routine and local conditions including the movement from Egypt to France and service on the Western Front. Both books are badly damaged from shrapnel or shell fragments that supposedly killed MacLeod on 8 June 1917 at Messines.