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Booklet - Diary, Price, F G, War Diary F. G. Price, 1916-1919

  • Brown page which is creased, torn, spotted and stained. Along the left-hand side are three brass-coloured fasteners, each decorated with a seven-sided star. In the top half of the page, handwritten in pencil and underlined, are the words War Diary F G Price.

    War Diary FG Price front cover

  • Typewritten page

    War Diary FG Price page 1

  • Brown page which is creased, torn, spotted and stained. Along the left-hand side are three brass-coloured fasteners, each decorated with a seven-sided star. In the top half of the page, handwritten in pencil and underlined, are the words War Diary F G Price.
  • Typewritten page

Physical description

62 pages, typewritten, on white paper with a brown paper cover. Bound along one side by 3 brass metal fasteners.

Publication type

non-fiction

Inscriptions & markings

The title is handwritten in pencil and has faded. Inscribed on the rear cover in black ink are the words 'Copy given to D Taggart by Fred Price 1981'.

Summary

A detailed account of Pte Price's experience of WWI from his embarkation to his return. Sections include: Description of Journey (Arrival at Albany WA; From Albany to Cape Town; Cape Town to Vincent, Verde Island; The Village Blacksmith; Four Days Holiday in London; Back at Camp; Second Visit to London); Review by King George; Zeppelin Air Raids; Embarking for France; The Idea of a Raid; St Omer; Battle of Messines; Bombardment Prior to Advance on Messines; A Visit to France by King George & Prince of Wales; Five Days March from Senlicques; First Battle of Ypres; Preparation for Second Battle of Ypres; 14 Days Leave from France to England; 14 Days Sick Leave

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