Soldier's diary
Soldier's diary : Image 95 of 126
- Title Edward Herbert Aubrey : Soldier's diary
- Creator Edward Herbert Aubrey
- Date 1917-1919.
- Transcription 1917 October 5 Fri
Reveille same time as usual this morning.
At nine o'clock orders came to turnout at once full march-ing order with unexpended portion of days rations so a deuce of rush getting gear food feed for horse etc.
Rode out about 5 mile fed our horses & returned to camp before tea. We cursed the heads for taking us out for nothing as we will have plenty of stints when we get to the front line next week.
1917 October 6 Sat
The NZ. Brigade moved out towards Wadi again today
A brute of a day for dust but as we were flank guard we didn't get the dust half so badly as those in the column. We considered this was another day wasted wearing out horses & men before they get to the front line.
A small mail came in today
I received two parcels from home & some papers. Made a cup of cocoa in evening scored a small box with which we boiled up. - Image 95 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-1917-095
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