Soldier's diary
Soldier's diary : Image 26 of 126
- Title Edward Herbert Aubrey : Soldier's diary
- Creator Edward Herbert Aubrey
- Date 1917-1919.
- Transcription 1917 May 22 Tues
I was a brigade galloper today & so had rather a hard day for my steed, Nancy. I have called her. We are moving away from here at 6 pm tonight to be near the Turkish railway which runs to Beersheba at daylight on 23rd. Our demolition party going to blow up the line & bridges there. N.Z. mtd brigade & 2 brigades Australian light horse - going out to clear the way & protect the party while blowing up the bridges etc
1917 May 23 Wed
Rode all night last night nearly in position at daylight. Got right through to line with very little trouble, blew up several miles of railway & the big bridge across the Wade. This bridge 18 spans built of stone & was in splendid order but now blown to pieces with gun cotton. Our airoplanes dropped a big bomb each on the other 2 bridges & destroyed them. We burnt all the wheat & barley crops out there & burnt some large heaps of grain. - Image 26 of 126
- Collection Description World War I diary kept by Edward Herbert Aubrey (1891-1963) from May 1917 to November 1917, with brief notes from 1918 and 1919. Some pages were removed and sent to relatives.
- Parent Collection Description Edward Aubrey served from 10 February 1916 to 19 February 1919. He embarked on the Waihora in December 1916 with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 19th Reinforcements, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade. Aubrey served in Egypt; and after being wounded on 5 November 1917 part of his left leg was amputated. Edward Aubrey spent his remaining service in medical care in Egypt and then Britain. On his return to New Zealand he returned to farming in the Omarama area on land won in a ballot as part of a Returned Soldiers' initiative.
- Collection Location Private collection
- File Reference CCL-Aubrey-1917-026
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