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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Inside cover of diary - see original
 

 

Personal Memoranda. 
Train Service.
557 Chatswood
Hibberson

[*Mr Gough's

Mr Marches Pt boat

Chatswood Willoughby
train *]

JUNE, 1915.
Wednesday 30
Training
P.A.P - car
Hd Engrs Tool cart
Grenadiers - Russell - 
Pay Capt  School, No5 Depot  
Damage
Leave -
Commands 
Uniform

C/7142059 val 881 fl 49
Sub 19 of Sub Allot 42 Drayton
17 1/5 pers.

 

July, 1915

Thursday 1

Mr Segt   Corpl Gibson
  -   Corpl             Sorrell

   -   2/Cpl            Rogers

    -   L /C

to be in view     Ross

Of Sgt       McGrath

JULY, 1915.
Friday 2.
Musketry Return

Lieut - Polsen Rly Cmd & C.E

imperative & good goer

 -  Close BE Much & Bde GE Coy

   Slow but reliable

 - Tolley Good NCO training

 irrigation expert

 Panama comd. Road

 & wells  Line

 -  Webb ,  Charity C.E (brilliant)

Seventh Pole


 

 

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

 

OCTOBER, 1915.
Thursday 7
Col. Hewell 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 Green & Lavery
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
my School; also
Mercer.

 

OCTOBER, 1915.
Friday 15.
H Gratton joined

Sig school
went to 
Inspected men at
Chernside for Grenadiers
& at Exhibition for Signallers
Went to Toowoomba
re thrile
 OCTOBER, 1915.
Saturday 16
Pvt. E.L. Stark No. 3 Depot
to report. (Did not)
39 men sent to
Broadmeadows School
Mercer, Ploughman & 
Gratton joined school
Lieut Evans reported to 
Grenadier school.

 

OCTOBER, 1915.
Sunday 17
returned from Too'ba

 

NOVEMBER, 1915.
Saturday 13
Left Brisbane for Sydney 

 

NOVEMBER, 1915.
Sunday 14
Arrived Sydney met by
Prerre Robinson
NOVEMBER, 1915.
Monday 15
Took over Command 7th
Field Coy 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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