Diary, Australian Comforts Fund 1919
Production date
1919
Country
England
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Object detail
Description
Diary issued to Australian troops with "useful" information and diary.
Classification
DOCUMENTS Diaries personal
Maker
Production date
1919
Production place
Measurements
107 x 85 x 8mm
Media/Materials description
Indeterminate (Paper)
Indeterminate Textile (Textiles)
Cover red buckrum with silver embossed printing recto and verso. Corners rounded. Sewn down spine for pencil (missing). Sections sewn onto tapes x 3. Paper discoloured in centre of section. Text block wove off white light weight paper. Texte printed in black ink. Handwritting inpencil and indellible pencil.
Indeterminate Textile (Textiles)
Cover red buckrum with silver embossed printing recto and verso. Corners rounded. Sewn down spine for pencil (missing). Sections sewn onto tapes x 3. Paper discoloured in centre of section. Text block wove off white light weight paper. Texte printed in black ink. Handwritting inpencil and indellible pencil.
History and use
This diary was provided by the Australian Comforts Fund to Francis James Mouland during World War 1. It is part of a collection relating to the World War 1 and 2 service of Mouland, and the World War 2 service of Ellen Margaret Mouland nee Swan. Francis James Mouland enlisted in 1917, returning to Queensland in 1919 after active service in France. Two of his three brothers also served in the War; the Mouland family was one of the fortunate ones where all sons returned home, having survived the War. Francis went on to join the Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) in World War 2, and his wife Ellen joined an Air Raid Precautions team (ARP) as an Air Raid Warden.
Associated person
Registration number
H26979
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