Item 02: J. Keith Probert diary, 1 January-2 December 1915

Records of the European War Collecting Project, established by the Trustees of the Mitchell Library in 1918

Describes camp life including parades, visits to Cairo, taking and developing photographs, problems with a skin infection on the neck, voyage to Lemnos 7 Apr. 1915, disembarkation drills, the landing at Gallipoli 25 Apr. 1915, fighting in the Dardanelles Apr.-Aug. 1915, the organisation of a bomb and grenade factory, illness and departure on hospital ship for Alexandria and hospitalisation there 30 Aug.-6. Oct. 1915, visits to the Armenian refugee camp 17 Oct. 1915, embarking from Port Suez on the Karoola 3 Nov. 1915, arriving at Adelaide 2 Dec. 1915

Item 02: J. Keith Probert diary, 1 January-2 December 1915

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