Diaries.
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Refers to books containing the daily, personal accounts of the writer's own experiences, attitudes, and observations. (AAT) Use to refer to all personal diaires, whether by a named individual or not. (NLS) .
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
First World War diary of Alexander Meiklejohn, Royal Engineers, serving with the ANZAC signals at Gallipoli.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13692
Scope and Contents
Diary of Alexander Meiklejohn, Royal Engineers, serving with the ANZAC signals at Gallipoli during the First World War. The diary covers the period March-November 1915, and begins when Meiklejohn arrives in Egypt, where he witnesses the Battle of the Wazzir, a riot involving large numbers of ANZAC troops in Cairo, on 2 April 1915. He is stationed onboard the ‘Arcadian’ in the signals office, and attached to Ian Hamilton’s staff. Meiklejohn witnesses the landing on 25 April...
Dates:
1915.