• Title
  Blake diary, 1917-1919 / Frank Blake
• Creator
  Frank Blake
• Call number
  MLMSS 784
  
• Level of description
  sub-fonds
• Date
  
  1917-1919
• Type of material
  Textual Records
• Reference code
  422407
• Issue Copy
  Digitised : 2014
  
• Physical Description
  0.05 metres of textual material (1 folder) - manuscript
  
• ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
  
  Frank Blake, a sanitary inspector of Petersham, Sydney was born in Waverley, Sydney and enlisted 5 July 1916 aged 26 years. He embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A42 Boorara, 10 May 1917 and served in the Australian Camel Brigade Field Ambulance in Egypt. In 13 Sep. 1917 he transferred to Sanitary Inspectors Section, Anzac Mounted Division in which he served in Egypt and Palestine. He returned to Australia per HMAT Port Sydney, 21 Apr. 1919
• Scope and Content
  Describes training in Seymour Camp, Victoria, voyage from Melbourne to Suez on the Boorarra, 10 May - 20 June 1917, training in Egypt, experiences dealing with Australian and Turkish sick and wounded
• Copying Conditions
  Copyright status:: In copyright
  Copyright holder:: State Library of New South Wales<br>
  Rights and Restrictions Information:: May be copied for reference and publication<br>
  Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
• Finding Aids
  Read the transcript here: acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/_transcript/2011/D12332/a3561.htm
• General note
  
  State Library of New South Wales collection of World War I diaries
  Microfilm copy available at: CY 4873, frames 1 - 157
  Digital order no:Album ID : 1060894
• Name
  Australia. Army. Imperial Camel Corps
  Boorara (ship)
  Port Sydney (ship)
  
• Subject
  World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, Australian.
  Soldiers--Australia--Diaries.
  Soldiers--Australia.
  World War, 1914-1918--Australia.
  
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE1542818

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