Murphy war diary, 18 October 1914-14 January 1916 / Samuel Thomas Michael Murphy
Murphy war diary, 18 October 1914-14 January 1916 / Samuel Thomas Michael Murphy
Murphy war diary, 18 October 1914-14 January 1916 / Samuel Thomas Michael Murphy
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18 October 1914-14 January 1916
Call Numbers
MLMSS 2891
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0.03 metres of textual material (1 folder) - manuscript
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Copyright status : In copyright
Please acknowledge: : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy copyright holder<br>
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Digitised : 2014
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Describes voyage from Sydney to Egypt on the S. S. Afric Oct.-Nov. 1914, action at Gallipoli 26 Apr.-16 Aug. 1915 and recuperation in England after being wounded. The diary was lost and events between 24 Apr.-27 May 1915 are described by Robert Irvine, Cook Sergeant of the 9th Battalion. The original writing continues from 29 May 1915.
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Murphy war diary, 18 October 1914-14 January 1916 / Samuel Thomas Michael Murphy
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State Library of New South Wales collection of World War I diaries
Digital order no:Album ID : 997893
Published information
An expanded version of the diary covering the period 6 Aug. 1914-4 May 1916 is printed in the Anzac Memorial, 1917, 2nd ed., Sydney, The Returned Soldiers Association, held in the Mitchell Library at ML940.425/IDI
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased from T. Murphy, 1921
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
Samuel Murphy, a carter of Camperdown, New South Wales enlisted aged 31, on 17 Aug. 1914 and embarked from Sydney on board Transport A19 Afric, 18 Oct. 1914. He served with the 1st Battalion, Australian Imperial Forces at Gallipoli as Cook Sergeant. He was wounded 8 Aug. 1915 and invalided to Mudros and England where on 19 Nov. 1915 he was transfer...
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MLMSS 2891
Record Identifier
9qoQexp1
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9qoQexp1
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Reference code
872459
