Birkbeck papers, 1915-1919 / Gordon Tunstall Birkbeck

sub-fonds

1915-1919

422265

Microfilm : CY 4872, frames 121-231

0.05 metres of textual material (1 box) - manuscript

G. T. Birkbeck, a printer, of Croydon, New South Wales was born in Ashfield, Sydney and enlisted at Liverpool 30 June 1915. He embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A16 Star Of Victoria, 10 Sept. 1915 and served as a trooper of the 1st Australian Machine Gun Squadron, Anzac Mounted Division. He fought in the Gallipoli campaign, upper Egypt Senussi Campaign, Sinai peninsular and the Palestine campaign until 31 Jan. 1919 and was discharged 17 Aug. 1919

ITEM 01
G. T. Birkbeck diary, 30 September 1915 - 23 April 1919

ITEM 02
G. T. Birkbeck account of Egyptian and Palestine campaigns, 1916-1918

State Library of New South Wales collection of World War I diaries
Microfilm copy available at CY 4872, frames 121 - 231

Requires rehousing.