Soldier's diary
Soldier's diary : Image 87 of 126
- Title Edward Herbert Aubrey : Soldier's diary
- Creator Edward Herbert Aubrey
- Date 1917-1919.
- Transcription 1917 September 19 Wed
Slept at the water tanks & four men had to stay on duty till midnight until pumping stopped
Engine started pumping again at 6 am Four fresh men came on 7 am & relieved our section, so we expect to be able to rest the back for a few hrs. Wind got up in the afternoon & the dust was some-thing hellish to say the least of it. Everything we had for tea was full of sand.
Bed 8-30 pm
1917 September 20 Thurs
Had a good sleep & wind went down through the night. Reveille 6 am
Arthur Clifton came over to see me in morning was very surprised to see him s I did not know he was in Palestine
He is in the Auckland regt
We put in an easy day gave our horses a little exercise. They are in good condition now & very fit as they have had five weeks spell - Image 87 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-1917-087
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