William Roland Ahier - War diary
Description: Diary (13 cm) of 10284 Private William Roland Ahier, 16th Company, 2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment, 1NZEF, covering a period from 1 January 1917 to 5 May 1917 while on active service in France and Belgium during World War I. Diary contains detailed daily entries covering the following observations of military life at the front: entertainment, sport, personal hygiene, parasites, vermin, route marches, drill, trench warfare, equipment, food and alcohol, accommodation, bedding, weather conditions, correspondence, weaponry, enemy bombardments, YMCA, guard duty, illness, medical treatments and aerial combat. Forty-nine servicemen with whom Ahier served are also mentioned. (64 leaves) [FRAGILE]
Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGEDescription: Diary (13 cm) of 10284 Private William Roland Ahier, 16th Company, 2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment, 1NZEF, covering a period from 1 January 1917 to 5 May 1917 while…