Soldier's diary
Soldier's diary : Image 64 of 126
- Title Edward Herbert Aubrey : Soldier's diary
- Creator Edward Herbert Aubrey
- Date 1917-1919.
- Transcription 1917 August 4 Sat
Reveille 3-30 a.m. Breakfast 4-30 a.m. Moved off from our old camp at Tel El Fara 7-30 a.m. arriving at our new camp at 10-30. We had a very hot ride up as day was extra hot. Took over the trenches & went on day post at 12 o'clock. Our party relieved at 7 pm. Got a drink of tea & some-thing to eat at 7-30 very soon after that spread out the sleeping bag & turned in until stand to
1917 August 5 Sun
Stood to arms at 3-15 Left our lines for wathering at 8 a.m. Arriving there at watering place about 10 a.m. It is a distance of about 8 miles from here so we grazed horses until 2 p.m & watered again & then returned to our camp 4-30. After tea our troop relieved the day post& we were on duty for the night. Mail came up today first decent New Zealand mails that we have had for five weeks. Innoculated yesterday. - Image 64 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-1917-064
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