Norman Lee Pearce World War I diary, 1 January - 8 November 1916
Norman Lee Pearce World War I diary, 1 January - 8 November 1916
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Date
1916
Call Numbers
MLMSS 8587
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Physical Description
Contents
0.01 metres of textual material (1 folder)
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Fonds
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Copyright status : In copyright
Copyright holder : The Trust Company Foundation
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Digitised
Finding aids
Read the transcript here: http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/_transcript/2013/D16430/a6301.htm
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Gunner Pearce's diary covers his period of service in Egypt and France from January 1916 to November 1916. The diary includes accounts of daily routines, movements of his brigade throughout Egypt and France with references to soldiers killed in action. Some pages in January are filled with lists of names rather than entries and general notes such a...
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Full title
Norman Lee Pearce World War I diary, 1 January - 8 November 1916
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Author / Creator
Notes
General note
State Library of New South Wales collection of World War I diaries.
Digital order no:Album ID : 996774
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by The Trust Company Foundation on behalf of Mary Pearce, July 2012
Administrative / Biographical history
Norman Lee Pearce was born in September 1891 at Hillston, in New South Wales. His father Thomas Pearce was a solicitor in Parkes, his mother was Mary Louise Pearce. Norman worked as a surveyor’s assistant before enlisting. His two brothers Thomas and Joseph also fought in WW1 while his sister, also called Mary Louise, remained home in NSW. Norman j...
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Call Numbers
MLMSS 8587
Record Identifier
9arp2Xpn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9arp2Xpn
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Reference code
981271
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