Armstrong family papers, 1918
Armstrong family papers, 1918
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1918
Call Numbers
MLMSS 8831
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Physical Description
Contents
0.05 metres of textual material (1 box)
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Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Copyright status : In copyright
Copyright holder : assignee of John Victor Armstrong<br>
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Issue Copy
Digitised : 2014
Finding aids
Read the transcript here: http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/_transcript/2013/D18290/a7172.htm
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Private Armstrong's diary, kept while he was a member of the 39th Battalion, A.I.F. Includes description of voyage from Australia to England onboard the Benalla, his time in London and experiences in action in the war zone.
A photocopied letter from Private Armstrong to his family in Australia regarding his wounds and recovery in England
Alternative Titles
Full title
Armstrong family papers, 1918
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Notes
General note
State Library of New South Wales collection of World War I diaries
Digital order no:Album ID : 1014663
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Zoe Long in January 2013
Administrative / Biographical history
John Victor Armstrong was born in June 1899 in Cooper's Shoot on the N.S.W. north coast. He enlisted at Lismore, N.S.W. age 18 in July 1916 and embarked from Sydney on board HMAT Benalla on November 9, 1916. He served in the 5th reinforcement of the 39th Battalion. He was wounded in action in France on June 9, 1918 and was reported to have 'very li...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
MLMSS 8831
Record Identifier
94RxZ701
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/94RxZ701
Other Identifiers
Reference code
1014648
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