Read war diaries, 17 August 1914-19 February 1915 / Clarence Hansby Read

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17 August 1914-19 February 1915

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Digitised : 2014

0.05 metres of textual material (1 box) - manuscript

Lieutenant C. H. Read, clerk of Randwick, Sydney enlisted in the Royal Australian Naval Reserve on 11 Aug. 1914, for service in the tropics with the combined naval and military expedition, raised for a term of six months. He sailed on H.M.A.S. Berrima, 19 Aug. 1914 for New Guinea, returning to Sydney 18 Feb. 1915. He enlisted with the A.I.F., Naval Bridging Train, 9th Reinforcements on 11 Feb. 1916, aged 36 years and embarked on Transport A70 Ballarat, 18 Feb. 1916 to serve in Egypt before returning to Australia on HT Bulla, 27 Sept. 1917

ITEM 01
Clarence Hansby Read diary, 17 August 1914-19 February 1915

ITEM 02
Clarence Hansby Read diary copy, 17 August-6 December 1914

ITEM 03
Clarence Hansby Read diary copy, 8 December 1914-19 February 1915

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Clarence Hansby Read diary cover, August 1914

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State Library of New South Wales collection of World War I diaries
Microfilm located at CY 4200, frames 1 - 299