Gower war diaries, 24 April-19 September 1915 / George Ernest Gower

sub-fonds

24 April-19 September 1915

863036

Microfilm : CY 4937, frames 1-131

0.05 metres of textual material (manuscript)

Private George Ernest Gower, a grocer of Brisbane, Queensland first enlisted 14 Aug. 1914 and embarked for garrison duty on Thursday Island. On 16 Aug. 1914 he embarked on troopship Kanowna to take part in the capture of German New Guinea, returning to Townsville where he was discharged without participating in the capture, Sept. 1914. He was 23 years when he re-enlisted on 10 Nov. 1914 and embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on Transport A40 Ceramic, 22 Dec. 1914. He served as a stretcher bearer with the 15th Battalion, Australian Army Medical Corps in Gallipoli 24 Apr. 1915-18 July 1915 and was invalided to Australia with shell shock on the Themistocles, 8 May 1916

ITEM 01
George Gower war diary, 24 April-9 June 1915 (CY 4937, frames 1-34)

ITEM 02
George Gower war diary, 11 June-18 July 1915 (CY 4937, frames 35-75)

ITEM 03
Envelope addressed to Mr A. Gower, 19 September 1915 (CY 4937, frames 76-79)

ITEM 04
George Gower diary copy, 24 April-18 July 1915 (CY 4937, frames 80-131)

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

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