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Harry William Keesing - War diaries, 1915 - 1918

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  • Description

    Item 1 -- (a) - Diary, January - December 1915, by H.W. Keesing (typescript; paged 1-17); (b) - notes added by son Thomas Eric Keesing (typescript; paged 17-20); (c) - chronology of H.W. Keesing (typescript; paged 21-22); and (d) - letter from Gallipoli written by H.W. Keesing, dated 10 June 1915, with notes (typescript; paged 23-26). Front page of diary contains photograph of H.W. Keesing and Arthur Dupen.

    Item 2 -- Diary, January - September 1916, by H.W. Keesing. Includes names and addresses a back of diary. (typescript; paged 1-15)

    Item 3 -- Diary, January - July 1917, by H.W. Keesing. Includes names and addresses at back of diary. (typescript; paged 1-11)

    Item 4 -- Diary, January - April 1918, by H.W. Keesing. Includes names and addresses. (typescript; paged 1-4)

    Item 5 -- Typescript copy of letter from Gallipoli written by H.W. Keesing, dated 10 June 1915. Includes notes. (typescript; paged 1-4)

  • Other Id

    3420 (Presto content ID)

    MS-2003-124 (Reference Number)

    39998 (DBTextworks system ID)

    2003/124 (Registration number)

  • Department

    Manuscripts

Images and documents

Catalogue

  • Object Type

    manuscript

  • Name/Title
    Harry William Keesing - War diaries, 1915 - 1918
  • Primary Maker

     Harry Keesing

  • Date
    1915-1918
  • Physical Description

    1 folder (5 items)

  • Level of Current Record
    Parent
  • Public Access Text

    There are two copies of Items 1 to 5.

  • Subject Notes
    3/180 Sergeant Harry William Keesing, MM, was born on 13 April 1887, at Traralgon, Victoria, Australia. He served with both No. 1 and No. 2 NZ Field Ambulance, New Zealand Medical Corps (NZMC), at Gallipoli and France during the First World War. Keesing was awarded the Military Medal for acts of Gallantry in the Field in 1917. He died on 2 January 1963, in Auckland, New Zealand, aged 75 years.
  • Credit Line
    Donated by T. [Thomas] Eric Keesing (son) on 22 August 2000.
  • Last Update
    07 Jul 2023
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