| Place | Europe: United Kingdom, England, Greater London, London |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR01229 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 2 wallets: 2cm |
| Object type | Diary, Typescript, Postcard, Photograph, Document |
| Maker |
Agnew, Ivo Cumberland Fraser |
| Place made | Germany |
| Date made | 1917-1918 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Agnew, Ivo Cumberland Fraser (Lieutenant, b.1893 - d.1969)
Description
Collection of personal records of/relating to Lieutenant Ivo Cumberland Fraser Agnew, who served as a Gunner with 17th Tasmanian Battery in France, in First World War, before transferring to No.2 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps in September 1917 and became a prisoner of war of the Germans, in Karlsruhe and Mainz camps from October 1917 to end of war. Original diary, covering 2 October 1917 - late November 1918, describes experiences as a German POW and later return to London after the Armistice. Also: complete transcript of original diary and additional biographical information of Agnew and other family who served in same or later wars; original photographs of Agnew's Flying Corps colleagues and POW life in Germany; letters and postcards marked with military censors' stamps.