Transcript diary of Verner Gladders Knuckey, [1917]

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Accession Number RCDIG0000473
Collection number PR03193
Collection type Digitised Collection
Record type File
Item count 1
Object type Diary
Physical description 25 Image/s captured
Maker Knuckey, Verner Gladders
Date made Unknown
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copying Provisions Digital format and content protected by copyright.
Description

Transcript of diary relating to the First World War service of 1586 Private Verner Gladders Knuckey, 2nd Squadron, Australian Flying Corps. The original diary was kept by Private Knuckey between 3 September 1917 and 22 November 1917. It describes his experiences training in England, sightseeing in Newcastle, his journey to France and the heroism of a number of pilots during the period prior to the Battle of Cambrai. In this transcript, the dates are recorded erroneously as September to November 1916.