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Accession Number | RCDIG0000450 |
Collection number | 1DRL/0373 |
Collection type | Digitised Collection |
Record type | File |
Item count | 1 |
Object type | Diary |
Physical description | 60 Image/s captured |
Maker |
Idriess, Ion Llewellyn |
Place made | Egypt, Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli |
Date made | 1916 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copying Provisions | Digital format and content protected by copyright. |
Diary of Ion Llewellyn Idriess, August 1916
Description
Diary relating to First World War service of 358 Trooper Ion Llewellyn Idriess, 5th Light Horse Regiment. Entries are mostly undated, but one entry, dated "13th" [of August] describes in great detail actions which took place on and about 9 August 1916 [Bir el Abd]. In this diary, Idriess also describes various desert operations and daily routine, and mentions injuries to horses.