Diary of Frederick William Gadsby Annand, 1915

Conflict:
First World War, 1914–18
Subject:
  • Documents and letters
Status:
Open for review
Accession number:
AWM2016.30.69
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Cover of Diary- see original 
 

 

Inside cover of diary - see original
 

 

Personal Memoranda. 
Train Service.
557 Chatswood
Hutchison

[*To George's

McMahon's Pt boat

Chatswood in Willoughby
train *]

 

JUNE, 1915.
Wednesday 30
Training
P.A.P - Car
Fld Engrs Tool cart.
Grenadiers - Russell - 
Pay Exbt  School. No 5 Depot  
Drainage
Leave -
Commands -
uniform

C/7 142 059 val 881 fol 49
Sub 19 of Sub Allot 42 Drayton
17 1/5 pers.

 

July, 1915.

Thursday 1

Mt Sergt   Corpl Gibson
  -   Corpl             Sorrell

   -   2/Cpl            Rogers

    -   L /C

to be in view     Ross

OR Sgt       McGrath

 

JULY, 1915.
Friday 2
Musketry Return.

Lieut - Polsen Rly Contr & C.E

impulsive & good goer

 -  Close B.E Mech & Genl GE Coy

   Slow but reliable

 - Tolley, Good NCO training

 irrigation expert.

 Panama Canal. Road

 & wells.  Line

 -  Webb ,  University C.E (brilliant)

South Pole 

 

OCTOBER, 1915.
Tuesday 5
Commenced Signal school
with 64 men 

 

OCTOBER, 1915.
Wednesday 6

 

OCTOBER, 1915.
Thursday 7
Col Flewell Smith
& Lieut Evans dined at
our mess
Met Major Wallace Brown
& Capt Weavers to discuss
Grenade & bomb school
Arranged to get it going 
with 35 Inf
        15 L. H
        50
Phoned to Groom & Lowery

 

OCTOBER, 1915.
Friday 8 
Attended Board meeting at
Office & submitted Balance
Sheet.
w offr. Goodman ill gastritis
L. Foley went to Hospital 

 

OCTOBER, 1915.
Monday 11
Plowman joined
Sig School; also
Mercer.

 

OCTOBER, 1915.
Tuesday 12

 

OCTOBER, 1915.
Friday 15.
H. Gratton joined

Sig school
went to 
Inspected men at
Chermside for Grenadiers
& at Exhibition for Signallers
Went to Toowoomba
re Uncle

 

OCTOBER, 1915.
Saturday 16
Pvt. E.L. Stark No 3 Depot
to report. (Did not)
39 men sent to
Broadmeadows School.
Mercer, Plowman & 
Gratton joined school.
Lieut Evans reported to 
Grenadier School.

 

OCTOBER, 1915.
Sunday 17
returned from Too'ba
 

 

OCTOBER, 1915.
Monday 18
 

 

NOVEMBER, 1915.
Friday 12

 

NOVEMBER, 1915.
Saturday 13
Left Brisbane for Sydney 

 

NOVEMBER, 1915.
Sunday 14
Arrived Sydney met by
Pierre Robinson.

 

NOVEMBER, 1915.
Monday 15
Took over Command 7th
Field Cy A I.F & started
back to Brisbane. 

 

NOVEMBER, 1915.
Tuesday 16
Arrived Toowoomba

 

NOVEMBER, 1915.
Wednesday 17.
Arrived from in Brisbane 

 

NOVEMBER, 1915.
Saturday 20
W 30462 to D.H.Qrs
Your Q 4363.
Not proposed appoint
Evans or make further
changes in officers already 
allotted to seventh
Field Company
Wilkinson.
To Major Fewtrell
Show Ground 
Sydney
Wilkinson not disposed 
further changes seventh
or to appoint Evans
Annand
Colonel Wilkinson
Defence Melbourne
Fewtrell & Macrae ardently
desire transfer Macrae to 

 

NOVEMBER, 1915.
Sunday 21 
Mining Corps and I very
anxious get Evans as my
Captain earnestly urge
these be made immediately
stop Our wives be much 
happier of you do so 
Annand  
 

 

Inside cover diary ~ see original
 

 

Backcover diary ~ see original

 

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