World War I Diaries
Thirteen First World War Diaries were digitised for the 2015–2018 Anzac Centenary.
Read the firsthand experiences of six Australian servicemen in Gallipoli, Egypt and the Western Front:
Read the firsthand experiences of six Australian servicemen in Gallipoli, Egypt and the Western Front:
- William Hilton Saunders who enlisted at the Coo-ee march in Wongarbon 1915, embarked from England with the 15th Reinforcements for the 13th Battalion, then served as a driver with the 4th Division Ammunition Column until 1918… [MSS 064]
- Sir General Vernon Ashton and his father Colonel Alfred Hobart Sturdee who landed at Gallipoli together 25 April 1915 and remained stationed until the evacuation, both surviving the war… [MSS 183]
- Private George Hugh Morrison who served with the Australian Imperial Force in Belgium, 1916-1917, and was killed in action in 1917 age 21… [MSS 354]
- Major Arthur Leeman Fulton who enlisted in the 7th Light Horse Regiment, trained in Egypt, and was killed in action in France, August 1916… [MSS 140]
- Private Willie Neville Majoribanks Chester who served with the 2nd Field Ambulance in France and Belgium, 1916-1918, returning to Australia in June 1919… [MSS 364]