| Place | Oceania: New Guinea1 |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 3DRL/2943 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | Extent: .5 cm; Wallet/s: 1 |
| Object type | Diary |
| Maker |
Ralston, Alexander Windeyer |
| Place made | German New Guinea |
| Date made | 1914 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM315 419/084/005 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
Ralston, Alexander Windeyer (Lieutenant Colonel, b.1885 - d.1971)
Description
Collection relating to the First World War service of Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Windeyer Ralston, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (AN&MEF), New Guinea, 1914.
Wallet 1 of 1 - contains 18 loose pages torn from a 1914 diary with hand-written entries outlining Ralston's activities while attached the AN&MEF, dating from 20 August 1914 to 18 December 1914. Also includes one carbon copy of an order for rations from the Supply Stores in Rabaul.