| Place | Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Anzac Area (Gallipoli) |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | RCDIG0001477 |
| Collection number | 2DRL/0786 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | File |
| Item count | 1 |
| Object type | Diary |
| Physical description | 61 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Richards, Thomas James 'Rusty' |
| Place made | Egypt, Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli |
| Date made | 1915-1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
[No. 9] Diary of Thomas James Richards, 26 November 1915 - 25 January 1916
Richards, Thomas James (Lieutenant, b.1882 - d.1935)
- Vol. 2: Diaries of Thomas James Richards, 25 April 1915 - 25 January 1916
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Description
Diary relating to the First World War service of 25 Private Thomas James Richards, 1st Australian Field Ambulance. The entries in this diary span the period 26 November 1915 to 25 January 1916 and cover his final days at Anzac, his brief secondment to the 2nd Light Horse Field Ambulance, the evacuation from Gallipoli, and return to Egypt. This diary was originally bound by Richards into the second of four volumes and donated to the Australian War Memorial in 1933.