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| Accession Number | PR04026 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm |
| Object type | Diary |
| Maker |
Brooks, David Thomas |
| Place made | Australia, France |
| Date made | 1918 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Brooks, David Thomas (Private, b.1888 - d.1950)
Description
Transcript of a diary written by 16222 Private David Thomas Brooks who enlisted in 1916 and served with the 8th Field Ambulance during the First World War. The diary entries commence in January 1918 at Wirgnes, France, where Brooks prepared dressings and treated wounds. Other entries cover periods spent at Samer Hopital at Locre, south of Boulogne assisting gas patients and moves to Doullens, Boves and Glesselles during the German advance in March-April 1918. Brooks also describes the Armistice celebrations while convalescing at Epsom War Hospital in England. The transcript includes colour scanned images of the original diary, maps and a photograph of Private Brooks.