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Clarke war diaries, 17 November 1915-14 December 1916 / Eric Roy Clarke

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    Clarke war diaries, 17 November 1915-14 December 1916 / Eric Roy Clarke

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    9PQ8gJOn

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    Clarke war diaries, 17 November 1915-14 December 1916 / Eric Roy Clarke

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    Clarke war diaries, 17 November 1915-14 December 1916 / Eric Roy Clarke

    Full title

    Clarke war diaries, 17 November 1915-14 December 1916 / Eric Roy Clarke

    Author / Creator

    Clarke, Eric Roy

    Date

    17 November 1915-14 December 1916

    Record Identifier

    9PQ8gJOn

    Formats

    Manuscripts

    — Physical Description

    Contents

    0.05 metres of textual material (3 volumes)
    — Other Descriptions

    Level of description

    Sub-fonds

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    Issue Copy

    Microfilm : CY 4953, frames 1-364

    Subjects

    Subjects and topics

    World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, Australian. World War, 1914-1918--Australia. Soldiers--Australia--Diaries. Soldiers--Australia. Persic (ship) Kanowna (Ship)

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    — SCOPE AND CONTENTS

    Contents

    ITEM 01
    Eric Clarke war diary, 17 November 1915-19 May 1916

    ITEM 02
    Eric Clarke war diary, 20 May 1916-13 August 1916

    ITEM 03
    Eric Clarke war diary, 15 August 1916-14 December 1916

    — ALTERNATIVE TITLES

    Full title

    Clarke war diaries, 17 November 1915-14 December 1916 / Eric Roy Clarke

    — AUTHORS, ARTISTS AND CONTRIBUTORS

    Author / Creator

    — NOTES

    General note

    State Library of New South Wales collection of World War I diaries

    — CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION

    Source

    Purchased from E. R. Clarke
    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

    Eric Roy Clarke, clerk of Fairfield, New South Wales enlisted aged 22 years and embarked from Sydney on board HMAT A34 Persic, 18 Nov. 1915 to serve as Company Sergeant Major in Australian Army Service Corps, 4th Divisional Train. He served in Egypt 21 Dec. 1915-June 1916 and in France 12 June 1916-Nov. 1916. He was wounded on 23 Nov. 1916 and was...

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    Record Identifier

    9PQ8gJOn

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    Reference code

    862206

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