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Title
Item 02: A condensed history of the 5th Australian Pioneer Battalion, A.I.F., 3 March 1916-15 May 1919
Call number
MLMSS 8501/Item 2
Level of description
item
Date

3 March 1916-15 May 1919
Type of material
Textual Records
Reference code
1045458
Issue Copy
Digitised : 2014
Physical Description
1 folder
ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY

Herbert Gordon Carter, of Darling Point, Sydney, N.S.W., born 24 Mar. 1885 was Principal Assistant, Electrical Engineer of the NSW Public Works Dept. when he applied for a commission in the A.I.F. on 27 Aug. 1914 at the age of 29. He embarked on HMAT Afric, Oct. 1914 and was promoted lieutenant, then captain of the 1st Battalion. He was wounded at Gallipoli, 23 May 1915 and was hospitalised in Alexandria and Helouan until Oct. 1915. After rejoining the unit he was made major, and transferred to 53rd Battalion, Feb. 1916 and then to the 5th Pioneer Battalion. He embarked on Transport Canada to France, June 1916 and was made Lieutenant-Colonel. In Jan. 1918 he was mentioned in Sir Douglas Haig’s despatch and awarded the D.S.O. He returned to Australia on the Warwickshire in Apr. 1919
Scope and Content
Handwritten account of the 5th Pioneer Battalion since formation at Tel-el-Kebir, Egypt, including experiences at the Somme, in Ypres and Messines, sent to Miss Aileen Small for possible publication in "Some of the Fifth Division's Glory"
Copying Conditions
Copyright status:: In copyright
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy copyright holder<br>
Finding Aids
Read the transcript here: acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/_transcript/2014/D25960/a8779.html
General note

State Library of New South Wales collection of World War I diaries
Digital order no:Album ID : 1069244
Name
Afric (troopship)
Australia. Army. Battalion, 1st
Australia. Army. Battalion, 53rd
Australia. Army. Pioneer Battalion, 5th
Warwickshire (ship)
Canada (Ship)
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