Judell, Elias (Quartermaster Sergeant, b.1891 - d.1915)

Accession Number PR04272
Collection type Private Record
Record type Collection
Measurement 1 wallet: 1cm
Object type Diary
Maker Judell, Elias
Place made At sea, Australia
Date made 1915
Access Open
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

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Description

Collection relating to the First World War service of 213 Quartermaster Sergeant Elias Judell, 9th Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF. Collection consists of an original handwritten diary kept by Judell, who was Killed in Action [KIA] at Gallipoli on 9 August 1915. The diary includes mention of Judell's embarkation, how he and fellow soldiers passed the time en route from Australia, brief lists about the mens' rations as well as horse fodder, and short entries on training related topics. The last entries recorded in the diary were made in March 1915.