• Title
  Iles war diary, 1914-1919 / G. H. Iles
• Creator
  G. H. Iles
• Call number
  MLMSS 1988
  
• Level of description
  sub-fonds
• Date
  
  1914-1919
• Type of material
  Textual Records
• Reference code
  423393
• Issue Copy
  Digitised : 2014
  
• Physical Description
  0.03 metres of textual material (1 folder) - manuscript
  
• ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
  
  George Henry Iles was born in England in 1883. He joined the Royal Navy in 1912 as a ship’s cook. He was on loan from the Royal Navy to the Royal Australian Navy, from 1912 to 1921, served as Ship’s Cook on HMAS Melbourne throughout the war and was was promoted to Chief Petty Officer Cook in the Royal Navy in 1920
• Scope and Content
  Describes the movements of the Melbourne, i.a. the capture of Samoa, Nauru and German New Guinea, Aug.-Sep. 1914, convoying Australian troopships to Port Said, Sep.-Nov. 1914, the sinking of the Emden by the Sydney, Nov. 1914, patrolling off North America and West Indies, Nov. 1914 - Aug. 1916, patrolling and convoying in the North Atlantic, Aug. 1916 - Nov. 1918, the surrender of the German Fleet, Nov. 1918, and the return to Australia, 25 Feb. - 26 May 1919
• Copying Conditions
  Copyright status:: In copyright
  Copyright holder:: State Library of New South Wales
  Rights and Restrictions Information:: May be copied for reference and publication
  Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
• Finding Aids
  Read the transcript here: acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/_transcript/2014/D21185/a5772.html
• General note
  
  State Library of New South Wales collection of World War I diaries
  Digital order no:Album ID : 1037163
• Name
  Australia. Royal Australian Navy
  Iles, G. H.
  Port Melbourne (ship)
  Emden (German cruiser)
  
• Subject
  World War, 1914-1918--Naval operations.
  World War, 1914-1918--Germany--Personal narratives, Australian.
  Soldiers--Australia.
  Soldiers--Australia--Diaries.
  
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