| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR82/094 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 2 items plus 1 oversize item |
| Object type | Diary, Photograph |
| Maker |
Spurge, Cyril Herman |
| Date made | 1914-1916 |
| Access | Open Open with exceptions |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM315 419/033/030 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Spurge, Cyril Herman (Lieutenant Colonel)
Description
Collection relating to the First World War service of Lieutenant Colonel Cyril Herman Spurge, 1 Division Artillery, Egypt, Gallipoli, France, Belgium, 1914-1919. Collection consists of a copy of an original diary and later transcript, detailing events from embarkation in Melbourne with the 5th Battery, training in Egypt, service on Gallipoli and later evacuation to Mudros. Also included is a photograph album containing numerous snapshots, chiefly of Spurge's fellow officers, some Gallipoli scenes, street scenes of Cairo, ships, and nurses. There are several photographs of a mascot wallaby on board SS Marere. See also P11067 for some of the photographs that have been invidually accessioned.