Marsh letter diary, 14 January-2 March 1917 / Henry James Marsh
Marsh letter diary, 14 January-2 March 1917 / Henry James Marsh
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
14 January-2 March 1917
Call Numbers
MLDOC 2475
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Physical Description
Contents
0.03 metres of textual material (1 folder) - carbon typescript
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Sub-fonds
Access and use
Issue Copy
Digitised : 2014
Finding aids
Read the transcript here: http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/_transcript/2013/D14683/a4923.htm
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
A diary in the form of a letter to his friend Bob, written on board the troopship Demosthenes on the voyage from Brisbane to Plymouth
Alternative Titles
Full title
Marsh letter diary, 14 January-2 March 1917 / Henry James Marsh
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
State Library of New South Wales collection of World War I diaries
Microfilm located at CY 4903, frames 56 - 86
Digital order no:Album ID : 1025687
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased, no date
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
Private Marsh, a railway employee from Wynnum, Queensland, enlisted at the age of 20, 19 Apr. 1916 and embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes, 22 Dec. 1916. He served as a signaller with the 47th Battalion in France and Belgium. He was killed in action in Belgium, 12 Oct. 1917
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
MLDOC 2475
Record Identifier
n88EDaRn
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/n88EDaRn
Other Identifiers
Reference code
888188
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