• Title
  James Baillie diary, 11 February 1915 - 18 February 1916
• Creator
  James Baillie
• Call number
  MLMSS 7569
  
• Level of description
  fonds
• Date
  
  11 February 1915 - 18 February 1916
• Type of material
  Textual Records
• Reference code
  239905
• Issue Copy
  Digitised : 2014
  
• Physical Description
  0.03 metres of textual material (1 box) - manuscript
  
• ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
  
  Private James Baillie, a labourer of North Sydney, New South Wales, was 28 years old when he enlisted, 22 Dec. 1914 and embarked from Sydney on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee, 11 February 1915. He was a member of the 13th Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade. A.I.F. He fought throughout the Gallipoli campaign from the first landing on 25 April 1915 to the final withdrawal on 20 December 1915. He was wounded in action, 11 Aug. 1916 and returned to Australia on the Benalla, 13 Feb. 1917
• Scope and Content
  Diary describes the voyage from Sydney to Suez on the troopship Seang Bee, training in Egypt, landing at Gallipoli and service there, and return to Egypt.
  A typed transcript of the diary is included.
• Copying Conditions
  Copyright status:: In copyright
  Research & study copies allowed: Author has been deceased for more than 50 years
  Copyright holder:: State Library of New South Wales
  Rights and Restrictions Information:: No publication without prior written approval of copyright holder
  Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
• Finding Aids
  Read the transcript here: acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/_transcript/2014/D29848/a6808.html
• General note
  
  State Library of New South Wales collection of World War I diaries
  Microfilm copy available at CY 4526, frames 1 - 41
  Digital order no:Album ID : 1219013
• Name
  Australia. Army. Battalion, 13th
  Seang Bee (Ship)
  Benalla (ship)
  
• Subject
  Soldiers--Australia--Diaries.
  World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Turkey--Gallipoli Peninsula--Personal narratives, Australian.
  Soldiers--Australia.
  World War, 1914-1918--Australia.
  
• Place
  Gallipoli Peninsula (Turkey)
  
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE1026331

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