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Issue Details: First known date: 2005... 2005 Harold's Diary : An Australian Digger's Records from World War I
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This book presents the complete personal war diary written by Pte. Harold Reece, a young soldier of the Australian Imperial Force, who embarked from Sydney in 1916 to serve in France on the Western Front. The diary itself concludes when Harold was gassed in October 1918. His elder son Ian Reece has added valuable historical information about Australian society and family life in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. For post-war material, the author has drawn on primary sources collected by his father, especially those dealing with Harold's work for returned servicemen.

(Back cover.)

Notes

  • Dedication: To the memory of my father Harold Reece.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Toowong, Milton - Toowong area, Brisbane - North West, Brisbane, Queensland,:Ian Harold Reece , 2005 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Australiansi"We stand on the shore of Durban,", E. M. C. , single work poetry war literature (p. 34-35)
Where Irish Eyes Are Smilingi"When you are sick or you are wounded,", A. E. Bradshaw , single work poetry war literature (p. 56)
Sutton Veny Campi"Sure a corporation mud-cart overturned itself one day,", Harold Reece , single work poetry war literature (p. 57)
To Australiai"Oh Austral Land, my homeland, far away in the Southern Sea,", V. J. Whittington , single work poetry war literature (p. 63)
Our Fallen Comradesi"They gave their lives in sacrifice", Norman McDonald , single work poetry war literature (p. 63)
The Shadowi"I heard them say in quiet tones", single work poetry war literature (p. 78)
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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Toowong, Milton - Toowong area, Brisbane - North West, Brisbane, Queensland,: Ian Harold Reece , 2005 .
      Extent: vii, 156p.p.
      Description: illus., maps, ports
      Note/s:
      • Includes bibliographical references and index.
      ISBN: 0958049912
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Subjects:
  • c
    France,
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    Western Europe, Europe,
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    Australia,
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  • 1916-1980
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