9th Brigade War Diary as complied by Henry Arthur Goddard

Goddard, Henry Arthur, CMG, DSO, VD (Brigadier General, b.1869 - d.1955)

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Places	Europe: Belgium, Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Messines Europe: Belgium, Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Ypres, Zonnebeke Europe: France, Nord Pas de Calais, Nord, Hazebrouck Europe: France, Nord Pas de Calais, Nord, Lille, Armentieres Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Mont St Quentin Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Rivery
Accession Number	RCDIG0000809
Collection number	3DRL/2379
Collection type	Digitised Collection
Record type	File
Item count	25
Object type	Papers
Physical description	212 Image/s captured
Maker	Goddard, Henry Arthur
Place made	France
Date made	1917-1918
Conflict	First World War, 1914-1918
Copying Provisions	Digital format and content protected by copyright.

Description

9th Brigade War Diaries relating to the First World War service of Brigadier General Henry Arthur Goddard, 9th Brigade Australian Imperial Force. The War Diaries cover the actions, operations and casualties suffered by the Battalions of the 9th Brigade from 1917 until late 1918. Included in these are detailed descriptions of the battles at Messines, Villers Bretonneaux and the breaking of the Hindenburg Line.
This file contains:
List of Casualties of First Tour of Duty in Front Line, including February 1917 War Diary, [1917];
9th Brigade War Diary for March 1917, 1 to 27 March 1917;
9th Brigade War Diary for April 1917, 1 to 30 April 1917;
9th Brigade War Diary for May 1917, 1 to 31 May 1917;
9th Brigade War Diary for June 1917, 1 to 30 June 1917;
9th Brigade War Diary for July 1917, 1 to 31st July;
9th Brigade War Diary for August 1917, 1 to 31 August;
9th Brigade War Diary for September 1917, 1 to 30 September;
9th Brigade War Diary for October 1917, 1 to 30 October;
9th Brigade Report of Operations carried out on 13 October 1917 [Photostat];
9th Brigade War Diary for November 1917, 1 to 30 November;
9th Brigade War Diary for December 1917, 1 to 31 December;
9th Brigade War Diary for January and December, 1 December 1917 to 1 January 1918;
9th Brigade War Diary for February 1918, 1 to 28 February;
9th Brigade War Diary for March 1918, it also includes appendicies and a map, 1 to 30 March;
9th Brigade War Diary for April 1918, including casualty statements, a Btrigade Order and reference to fighting at Villers-Bretonneaux, 1 to 30 April 1918 [Photostat];
9th Brigade War Diary for May 1918, 1 to 31 May 1918 [Photostat];
9th Brigade War Diary for June 1918, 1 to 29 June;
9th Brigade War Diary for July 1918, 1 to 31 July;
9th Brigade War Diary for August 1918, includes reports on operations throughout August and the Amiens offensive, 1 to 31 August 1918;
9th Brigade War Diary for September 1918, 1 to 30 September 1918;
9th Brigade War Diary for October 1918, 1 to 31 October 1918;
9th Brigade War Diary for November 1918, includes signing of the Armistice, 1 to 11 November 1918;
Official war diary, 28 September to 2 October [1918];
9th Brigade Report of Operation Commencing 29 September to 2 October from Brigadier General Goddard to G.O.C., HQ 3rd Australian Division, 13 October 1918.