| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR00676 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 14 Items |
| Object type | Diary, Letter |
| Maker |
Dunlop, Athol Cedric |
| Date made | 1915-1916 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM371 96/0195 |
| 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. |
Dunlop, Athol Cedric (Private b.1892 - d.1963)
Description
Diary (in 5 instalments) and letters describing food shortages on troopship, Heliopolis, picket duty in Cairo and forming a reserve brigade in Abbassia. Mentions morale problems resulting from changes to AIF structure, and experiences in France, particularly marching on cobblestones, action on the Somme (esp. Sailly and Pozieres) and Hill 60 with 1st Aust. Light Trench Mortar Battery. Mentions high loss of lives, mud, relative safety of artillery in comparison to infantry, praises stretcher bearers. Dunlop was wounded at Pozieres, returned to Australia.