Item 01: Herbert Henry Harris diary, 23 December 1915-4 December 1916

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

Diary includes voyage from Australia to Egypt on HMAT A29 Suevic, 23 December 1915 (written at end of diary), arrival in Suez 20 Jan. 1916, guard duties on the Suez Canal, marches in the desert, experiences in the Sphinx Post  and other trenches, rumours of departure for France, finally departing 19 June 1916 on the Caledonia and arriving in Marseilles 29 June, trench warfare including battles at Fromelles July 1916 and Bapaume Oct. 1916.

Item 01: Herbert Henry Harris diary, 23 December 1915-4 December 1916

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