McKinley diaries, 1915-1916 / Thomas John McKinley

MLMSS 2784

sub-fonds

1915-1916

844114

Digitised : 2014

0.03 metres of textual material - manuscript

Private Thomas John McKinley, a cycle tyre vulcaniser of Melbourne, Vic. was born in Greenponds, Tasmania. He enlisted with the 8th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement, A.I.F at Broadmeadows Camp in Melbourne on March 8, 1915. McKinley's unit embarked from Port Melbourne on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 17 June 1915. He served in Egypt, the Dardanelles, France and Belgium and was killed in action in Belgium, 11 Sept. 1916.

The 3 diaries describe McKinley's journey to Egypt aboard the S.S. Wandilla June 17-July 15, 1915, his experiences in Egypt July 16-Aug. 3, 1915, in the Dardanelles Aug. 4-22, 1915 and in France and Belgium, 1916, including treatment for wounds and enteric fever in Lemnos, Malta and England.

ITEM 01
Thomas McKinley diary, 8 March 1915-25 April 1916

ITEM 02
Thomas McKinley diary, 25 April 1916-26 August 1916

ITEM 03
Thomas McKinley diary, 26 August 1916-9 September 1916

Copyright status:: In copyright
Copyright holder:: State Library of New South Wales
Rights and Restrictions Information:: May be copied for reference and publication
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Microfilm available at CY 4386
Digitised from the microfilm copy in 2007
State Library of New South Wales collection of World War I diaries