422292
- TitleLaseron diary, December 23, 1914-April 29, 1915 / Charles Francis Laseron
- Creator
- Call numberMLMSS 1133
- Level of descriptionsub-fonds
- Date
December 23, 1914-April 29, 1915 - Type of material
- Reference code422292
- Issue CopyDigitised : 2013
- Physical Description0.03 metres of textual material - manuscript
- ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
Charles Francis Laseron, geologist and Antarctic explorer of Sydney was born in Manitowoe, United States of America. He described his occupation as museum collector when he enlisted at Rosebery Park, Sydney in Sept. 1914, and embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A38 Ulysses on 22 Dec. 1914. He served as a sergeant with the 13th Battalion in Egypt and the Dardanelles, was wounded at Deadman's Ridge, Anzac, 27 Apr. 1915 and hospitalised for three months in England. He was discharged as medically unfit and returned to Australia on the Euripides, Aug. 1916 - Scope and ContentDiary begins on board the troopship Ulysses one day out from Melbourne, with retrospective account of experiences since his enlistment 9 Sep. 1914. Describes voyage to Gallipoli, landing and battles, ends on board the Galatea near Alexandria
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Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales - Finding AidsRead the transcript here: acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/_transcript/2014/D01455/a2381.html
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State Library of New South Wales collection of World War I diaries
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Digitised from the microfilm copy in 2008
Digital order no:Album ID : 852667 - Name
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