Transcripts of diary of Cecil Anthony McAnulty, [1915]

McAnulty, Cecil Anthony (Private, b. 1888 - d.1915)

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Places	Europe: Greece, Aegean Islands, Imbros Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Anzac Area (Gallipoli) Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Anzac Area (Gallipoli), Anzac Beaches Area, Anzac Beach Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Anzac Area (Gallipoli), Shrapnel Gully Area
Accession Number	RCDIG0000928
Collection number	1DRL/0422
Collection type	Digitised Collection
Record type	File
Item count	2
Object type	Diary
Physical description	38 Image/s captured
Maker	McAnulty, Cecil Anthony
Place made	Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Anzac Area (Gallipoli)
Date made	1915
Conflict	First World War, 1914-1918
Copying Provisions	Digital format and content protected by copyright.

Description

Transcripts of diary relating to the First World War service of 1803 Private Cecil Anthony McAnulty 3rd Infantry Battalion. In the original diary, kept between 1 June [1915] and 8 August [1915], McAnulty details his experiences whilst serving with 3rd Battalion at Gallipoli. He describes his experiences at Gallipoli in great detail, in particular the days surrounding the Battle of Lone Pine. McAnulty's last entry is during the battle (dated 8 August 1915) and ends mid-sentence. He was killed in action at Lone Pine shortly after, sometime between 8 and 10 August 1915.