Morris war diaries, 18 October 1914-22 February 1917, with Turkish Koran, diary and proclamation / Alfred Prichard Kington Morris

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18 October 1914-22 February 1917

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Microfilm : CY 4917, frames 1-509

0.05 metres of textual material (1 box) - manuscript, printed

Alfred Morris, journalist of Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, was born in Geelong, Victoria and enlisted aged 21 years on 18 Aug. 1914. He embarked from Sydney on board Transport A27 Southern, 23 Sept. 1914. He served as stretcher bearer and Medical Sergeant in the 1st and 12th Light Horse Regiments at Gallipoli and in Egypt, Sinai and Palestine. He was promoted to Sergeant 15 Mar. 1916, returned to Australia on HT Euripides, 22 Jan. 1917 and was discharged 12 July 1917. Alfred Morris later served in World War II, 1941-1945

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Alfred Prichard Kington Morris diary, 18 October 1914-October 1915

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Alfred Prichard Kington Morris diary, 17 October 1915-11 May 1916

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Alfred Prichard Kington Morris diary, 11 May 1916-14 September 1916

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Alfred Prichard Kington Morris diary, 15 September 1916-22 February 1917

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Diary of a Turkish officer, captured at Gallipoli, in papers of Alfred Prichard Kington Morris, ca. 1915-1916

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Koran in Turkish language, from papers of Alfred Prichard Kington Morris, August 1915

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Alfred Prichard Kington Morris miscellaneous papers, 1915

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