MacArty war diary, 20 October 1914-24 July 1916 / Humphrey Warren Barker MacArty

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

Diary begins with his embarking from Adelaide, South Australia, on board Transport A11 Ascanius 20 Oct. 1914. It includes descriptions of the collision with the Shropshire 21 Nov. 1914, arriving in Alexandria 7 Dec. 1914, camp life and route marches, arriving in Lemnos 4 Mar. 1915, practising landings off the warship Prince of Wales, 16 Apr. 1915, landing at Gallipoli 25 Apr. 1915, and fighting in the trenches there, evacuation of the troops 17 Dec. 1915 and his departure for Egypt, 26 Dec. 1915. 
Describes camp life in Egypt, Zeitoun Instruction School 4-26 Mar. 1916, hospitalisation 13 Apr.-23 June 1916, and embarking from Suez for Australia, arriving in Adelaide 24 July 1916 and hospitalisation there

MacArty war diary, 20 October 1914-24 July 1916 / Humphrey Warren Barker MacArty

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