Soldier's diary
Soldier's diary : Image 88 of 126
- Title Edward Herbert Aubrey : Soldier's diary
- Creator Edward Herbert Aubrey
- Date 1917-1919.
- Transcription 1917 September 21 Fri
Reveille 5-30 am
Rode along the pipe line to Abba Sitta to see if any leakages
A fairly long ride, all in good order.Went over to our brigade camp in the evening. Nothing starting on there so came home to our own camp early.
Expect to go on leave in a fortnight so cabled home today for a tenner.
I have landed a new camera today from Arthur Clifton an ensign.
1917 September 22 Sat
Reveille 6 am.
On guard at the water taps today, only on for 6 hrs so not a bad job
We did a little boxing in the evening until dark.
After that our troop all sat [round?] the camp fire blowing what they were going to do when the war was over & each one giving their opinion of when peace would be declared majority said war would run on until the end of 1918 - Image 88 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-1917-088
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