Diary of Frederick Trouton Small, 1915 - Part 1

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First World War, 1914–18
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  • Documents and letters
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Wood Preservative Manufacturers- Quebracho Extract. Plantation Gambier Jodelite, Reg. The original British Hemlock, Bleaching, Larch, Chestnut and Wood Preservative, and for the prevention Oak Extracts; Shumac, Valonia, Myrabo of the attack of White Ants and Teredo. lanes, Guara, Babla. T. A.:cQuebracho Joseph Dee and Sons, s, Cross St., Man London. T. N.: Hop. 2727 chester (Contractors to H.M. Govern. Theatrical Chairs and Seats- ment). Telephone : City 1800. Tel. Add. Delight Code A. B. C. 5th. H. Lazarus & Son, Ltd., 2r, Great Eastern St., London, E.C. Tip-up Chairs Wood Pulp Boards—G. F. Green & Co.. and Seating for Theatres, Cinematograph S, Laurence Pountney Hill, E.C. Special- Halls, also for Mission Halls, etc. istsin Wood- pulp Boards & Leather Boards. Catalogues post free. Phone No. orgz, Established 1870. Sole agents and con- London Wall. Telegrams:Malleable, tractors for the best makes. T. A. Wood London. Code A B C, 5th Edition. Dulp, London. 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105 Date Memoranda of things lent, &c. To whom lent. Article. FTS 100 D.C.S. 80 Returned. 1 FRIDAY (1 -364) January 1915 3 Days Circumcision. OCh Elm P.M. (Green- wich). Bank Holiday, Scotland. Holiday, Stock Exchange New Years Day & how different from last. Here I am a sapher & section clek fr the Quensland section of Engineers who are about to embark for Duer for somet lough workon this great wai. Last year was at Hampdin overhauting large gas engines 40 fon electric cranes & erecting wonding plants. I was ther arked to take charge of the power horlre at £8.10 a week but now I am to did brenches & throw up earth works on defersie of our Empire - and I like it The year has wrought great changes. At the begining of 2141 I was run down but now I am as well as Iever was. Ho. Dick & self are all away from home; the former in a home of her own. (Had she not married it is hardly likely I would have bur here. Morman who ondred my experiences of last year is still to share them with me this year & I sincerlly hope he will be with me for many, yeais to come My Universily Career has been cut short - very short; but I who long enough for me to know what a value it would have been. My days at Kings. good old Kings - with dear old pats will always be a thing of the present with me. Those days cannot au & it was formans influence that they were due t0 prolonged. Shiety foote I miss horribly I hardly chought it porsible to love d hal so much + it will be a happy day when i amable to grav his old hand again; There are fothfr that are dear yet not so dear- Cai or nather Wormie Crilb, Mur Baldnin Pap Percy, Reg Robbis, Crie Tranus au, namis chat come haphagand (into ones mind but shirl is always pirst. Toolball brorght us a good dial together he was a great player and I a might have been. My fortball curior has been one of my disappointments. I started splendidly byt, although 17 say it myself, bad luck ended it.
in the Comnation of the Coalition M. Minister nistry last May, the retiring became Home Secretary. SEVERE GERMAN PRESS CENSORSHIP.
i a Bmush warship in int hart The mails for Egypt have, of com ill been lost. It is stated that they numbered about twenty thousand sacks. As we have practically only one mail a -reek now the inconvenience will be ex- POSSIVO. TANERICS 17O
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found. 
Please Send to 
Mrs L H Wells
"Wallingford"
Taringa
Brisbane

Letts's
No.45
INDIAN AND COLONIAL

ROUGH DIARY
GIVING AN ENTIRE PAGE TO  DAY
FOR
1915
Concise Directory [[?]]
Price 3s., or Cloth with Blotting 5s

 

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Advertisements ~ see original document
The Official War Historian of the Commonwealth
Government (Dr. C. E. W. Bean), after his study of the
collection of private war records preserved in the Australian
War Memorial Library, wrote:
"The private diaries in this collection furnish some of its most
valuable historical records, but, like all private memoirs which were
not compiled with any historical purpose, they should not be
regarded as first-hand evidence except where it is certain that they
are so. The diarist is almost always sincere in his desire to record
accurately, but he is subject to no obligation or inducement to
indicate whether he is recording his own observations or incidents
told him by friends or heard at third or fourth hand at the mess-table.
Thus, in some of the diaries in this collection, scenes described with
vivid detail, and without any warning that they are told at second
or third hand, have been found to be completely inaccurate in
important details. A certain number also have been written up
or revised long after the events, though doubtless usually from notes
made at the time. In most cases the student must rely on his
experience and on internal evidence to guide him in judging what is
and what is not likely to be historically accurate."

L.t.-Surgeon A. Murray, with our boys at
the Dardanelles.
Two University lads who are doing well
in the locality are Norman Lloyd and Fred
Small. Both left here with the sappers. 
Lloyd has been made a sergeant with
the Fourth field company of engineers, attached
to the second division. Young Small
who is a grandson of the late Capt.
Trouton, of Sydney, has been appointed 
quartermaster-sergeant of the Fifth filed
company of engineers, with the second division
of the Australian Forces.
One of the members of the Assembly, Mr.
[[?]] was thrown out of a motor-car the

 

CONCISE DIRECTORY—continued.
~ see original document
Memoranda of Reference, &c.
A. Attard & Co
Manchester House
Port Said

T.H. Butler
c/o Mrs Smally
51 Wolsey Avenue
Walthamstow
Essex
England

Mr Bailey
Boulevard Ismieul
Heliopolis

 

Memoranda of things lent, &c.
Date Article To whom lent. Returned
            100            FTS
             80            D.G.S.
1  
1915 1 FRIDAY January
New Years Day & how different from last. Here I
am a sapper & section clerk for the Queensland
section of Engineers who are about to embark for Suez
for some tough work on this great war. Last year I
was at Hampden overhauling large gas engines
40 ton electric cranes & erecting winding plants. I was
then asked to take charge of the power house at £8.10 a
week but now I am to dig trenches & throw up earth
works on defence of our Empire - and I like it.
The year has wrought great changes. At the beginning
of '14 I was run down but now I am as well as I ever
was. Ho. Dick & self are all away from home; the
former in a home of her own. Had she not married
it is hardly likely I would have been here.
Norman who ordered my experiences of last year is still
to share them with me this year & I sincerely hope he
will be with me for many years to come.
My University Career has been cut short - very short; but I
was long enough for me to know what a value it
would have been.
My days at Kings - good old Kings - with dear old pals
will always be a thing of the present with me. Those days
cannot die & it was Norman's influence that they were
prolonged. Shirely Foote I miss horribly I hardly thought it
possible to love a pal so much & it will be a happy day when I
am able to grasp his old hand again; There are other that are
dear yet not so dear- Eric or rather Normie Grills, Mum Baldwin
Pap Percy, Reg Robbie, Eric Francis, are names that come
haphazard into ones mind but Shirly is always first.
Football brought us a good deal together he was a great
player and I -"a might have been". My football career
has been one of my disappointments. It started splendidly
but, although I say it myself, bad luck ended it.

 

Newspaper article - see original document 
SEVERE GERMAN PRESS
CENSORSHIP.

 

The mails for Egypt have, of cour
all been lost. It is stated that they
numbered about twenty thousand sacks.
As we have practically only one mail a
week now the inconvenience will be excessive
AMERCIAN SURVIVOR'S STORY

 

During the night I found 
it impossible to get my feet
warm despite the fact that
I had three blankets & a
pair of bedsocks. When
day broke I soon saw
the reason. The sight was
glorious. The whole ground 
was covered by over three 
inches of snow while all 
trees etc were simply laden
with it. To most of us it
was a most unique sight
but when you come to 
examine our trenches & 
to see the amount of
much & slush in them, it
would break your heart
I know it breaks the heart
of the Engineers but what
of the unfortunate Infantry
who spend night & day
in them. Already I am -
2DRL778
AUSTRALIAN
WAR MEMORIAL 

 

During the night I found 
it impossible to get my feet
warm despite the fact that
I had three blankets & a
pair of bedsocks. When
day broke I soon saw
the reason. The sight was
glorious. The whole ground 
was covered by over three 
inches of snow while all 
trees etc were simply laden
with it. To most of us it
was a most unique sight
but when you come to 
examine our trenches & 
to see the amount of
much & slush in them, it
would break your
I know it breaks the heart
of the Engineers but what
of the unfortunate Infantry
who spend night & day
in them. Already I am

2

 

During the night I found 
it impossible to get my feet
warm despite the fact that
I had three blankets & a
pair of bedsocks. When
day broke I soon saw
the reason. The sight was
glorious. The whole ground 
was covered by over three 
inches of snow while all 
trees etc were simply laden
with it. To most of us it
was a most unique sight
but when you come to 
examine our trenches & 
to see the amount of
much & slush in them, it
would break your heart
I know it breaks the heart
of the Engineers but what
of the unfortunate Infantry
who spend night & day
in them. Already I am

3

 

During the night I found 
it impossible to get my feet
warm despite the fact that
I had three blankets & a
pair of bedsocks. When
day broke I soon saw
the reason. The sight was
glorious. The whole ground 
was covered by over three 
inches of snow while all 
trees etc were simply laden
with it. To most of us it
was a most unique sight
but when you come to 
examine our trenches & 
to see the amount of
much & slush in them, it
would break your heart
I know it breaks the heart
of the Engineers but what
of the unfortunate Infantry
who spend night & day
in them. Already I am

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