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War diary relating to 12/250 Private William Carlton, 1NZEF, 1914 - 1915

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  • Description

    Contains photocopied material. Portion of a war diary relating to 12/250 Private William Carlton, 15th (North Auckland) Company, Auckland Infantry Battalion, 1NZEF, but not written by him. Diary entries appear to have been entered retrospectively by an unknown author into a 1915/16 diary. They cover an actual period from 13 August 1914 to 6 February 1915. (12 leaves)

  • Other Id

    3529 (Presto content ID)

    MS-2004-73 (Reference Number)

    62432 (DBTextworks system ID)

    2004/73 (Registration number)

  • Department

    Manuscripts

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Catalogue

  • Object Type

    manuscript

  • Name/Title
    War diary relating to 12/250 Private William Carlton, 1NZEF, 1914 - 1915
  • Date
    1914-1915
  • Physical Description

    1 folder (1 item)

  • Level of Current Record
    Single Item
  • Related Object Notes
    Cenotaph database record.
  • Public Access Text

    12/250 Private William Carlton enlisted at Dargaville, New Zealand, and left with the Main Body, 1NZEF, on 16 October 1914. He served with the 15th (North Auckland) Company, Auckland Infantry Battalion, at Gallipoli, where he was fatally wounded on 6 May 1915.

  • Last Update
    07 Dec 2023
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