Soldier's diary
Soldier's diary : Image 52 of 126
- Title Edward Herbert Aubrey : Soldier's diary
- Creator Edward Herbert Aubrey
- Date 1917-1919.
- Transcription 1917 July 11 Wed
Stood to arms at 3-15 Breakfast 5 am. Left after break-fast to go on patrol. were out all day returned to lines at 7 pm. Had a quiet day. a few patrols of Turks about. We captured five Bedouins & brought them in to Head Quarters.
We had a much better day than usual as we carried enough wood & water with us to make a drink of coffee
Horses had a dry day as no water until we returned at night for them.
1917 July 12 Thurs
Stood to arms 3 15 am Our troop is not going out today. After dinner led three horses to a small place about four miles from here to bring men back to brigade. These men are returning from hospital. We got back to our lines at 4 p m Orders then to be ready to lead off at 6 p m. We are going out for the night & are supposed to capture some Turkish outposts not far from Calm - Image 52 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-1917-052
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