Diary of Verner Gladders Knuckey, 1918

Place Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Amiens
Accession Number RCDIG0000464
Collection number PR03193
Collection type Digitised Collection
Record type File
Item count 1
Object type Diary
Physical description 83 Image/s captured
Maker Knuckey, Verner Gladders
Place made France
Date made 1918
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copying Provisions Digital format and content protected by copyright.
Description

Diary relating to the First World War service of 1586 Private Verner Gladders Knuckey, 2nd Squadron, Australian Flying Corps. The diary was kept by Private Knuckey between 16 December 1917 and 16 May 1918. In the diary Private Knuckey describes the effects of cold weather on morale, recounts an incident involving General Birdwood and provides and account of the death of Baron von Richthofen.