Alexander diary, 1917-1918 / Roy Alexander
Alexander diary, 1917-1918 / Roy Alexander
About this item
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Author / Creator
Date
1917-1918
Call Numbers
MLMSS 1610
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Physical Description
Contents
0.03 metres of textual material (1 volume) - manuscript
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Sub-fonds
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Copying Conditions
Copyright status : In copyright
Copyright holder : State Library of New South Wales
Rights and Restrictions Information : May be copied for reference and publication
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Issue Copy
Digitised : 2014
Finding aids
Read the transcript here: http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/_transcript/2013/D11991/a3038.htm
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Apparently a fair copy written up from original diary. Describes departure from Auckland for San Francisco, 31 May 1917, capture and sinking of the Wairuna, events during the Wolf's cruise in the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans, including illness among prisoners, arrival in Kiel, Feb. 1918, experiences in various German prison camps, release an...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Alexander diary, 1917-1918 / Roy Alexander
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
State Library of New South Wales collection of World War I diaries.
Microfilm copy available at CY 4884, frames 1 - 136
Digital order no:Album ID : 1033202
The cruise of the raider 'Wolf' / by Roy Alexander, Sydney : Angus & Robertson, 1939 - http://library.sl.nsw.gov.au/record=b1425172...
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased from Roy Alexander, [1920?]
Part of the European War Collecting Project (also known as the Soldiers' Diaries Collection or War Diaries Collection), established by the Trustees of the Mitchell Library in 1918
Administrative / Biographical history
Roy Alexander, an Australian, was wireless operator on the New Zealand cargo ship Wairuna at the time of her capture by the German raider Wolf, 2 June 1917
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
MLMSS 1610
Record Identifier
1JkmZdXY
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1JkmZdXY
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Reference code
422253
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