Soldier's diary
Soldier's diary : Image 24 of 126
- Title Edward Herbert Aubrey : Soldier's diary
- Creator Edward Herbert Aubrey
- Date 1917-1919.
- Transcription 1917 May 18 Fri
Left camp this morning at 4-30 going out on patrol again. As we were riding through an old Bedouine camp we spotted a big snake. One of our chaps put a bullet in it & then killed it with the bayonet. It was the biggest snake I have seen we all reckoned it was 6 ft long most of the ones I have seen here only two or three feet. Releived today at dark got back to our regiment at 10 pm. Had a good sleep till 4 am
1917 May 19 Sat
Our squadron on patrol again today. A lot more Turks about one way today, & our patrols pushed back by them This is the worst day I have seen since in Egypt. A hot wind blew all day & dust storm so thick at times we could hardly see. Some of the slightly wounded men in the Gaza fight came back today. We have eaten more grit & sand today than ever before. The old men this one of worst storms have had - Image 24 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-1917-024
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