Diary of Thomas Walter White, December 1916-June 1917

White, Thomas Walter (Captain, b.1888 - d.1957)

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Place	Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Afion Kara Hissar
Accession Number	RCDIG0001329
Collection number	2DRL/0766
Collection type	Digitised Collection
Record type	File
Item count	1
Object type	Diary
Physical description	22 Image/s captured
Maker	White, Thomas Walter
Place made	Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Afion Kara Hissar
Date made	1916-1917
Conflict	First World War, 1914-1918
Copying Provisions	Digital format and content protected by copyright.

Description

Diary [book 2F] relating to the captivity, during the First World War, of Captain Thomas Walter White, Mesopotamian Half Flight, Australian Flying Corps. In this diary kept between December 1916-June 1917, White details his time as a prisoner of the Turks at Afion Kara Hissar camp, Turkey. In particular he notes the arrival of prisoners and records their accounts of capture and travels to the camp. He mentions activities such as football, plays and talks of war news. White writes of the price of food, the conditions and treatment of the prisoners and the effects of the war on the local population. He also describes his ‘arrest’ by a fellow prisoner and his subsequent note to the highest ranking prisoner in the camp when no charges are laid.