| Place | Europe: Belgium, Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Messines |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR05312 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet; 1 cm |
| Object type | Diary |
| Maker |
Pendlebury, Frank |
| Place made | At sea, Belgium, France, United Kingdom: England |
| Date made | 1916-1917 |
| Access | Open |
| 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. |
Pendlebury, Frank (Private, b.1888 - d.1976)
Description
Collection relating to the First World War service of 2381 Private Frank Pendlebury. The collection consists of a diary kept by Pte Pendlebury during his service with the 34th Australian Infantry Battalion. The diary describes the three month journey from Australia to England in late 1916, arriving in Plymouth in January 1917. Pendlebury was taken on strength of the 34th Battalion in the field in April 1917. Pendlebury describes joining his unit shortly before the Battle of Messines and being overcome by gas in the trenches. He also describes life in the trenches at Messines. Pendlebury sustained gunshot wounds to the legs in late July 1917 and was subsequently admitted to the University War Hospital in Southampton and then the 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital in Dartford before returning to Australia in December 1917. Pendlebury was discharged medically unfit in January 1918.