Charles E W Bean, Diaries, AWM38 3DRL 606/249/1 - 1917 - 1932 - Part 23

Conflict:
First World War, 1914–18
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  • Documents and letters
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A.MM. Form 5305). 74633 Australan General Hospital. Andent for Diets for (datc) DlETS-- Mik Mik Foods HalFull. Tall Tadldl Extras Article. Diet Article. Retulred Panuted Neat, with bone ibs white( .. Rabbits. singles Fowls Fish bs. Bread e" Salt Tea ... .. Sugar ... .. Miilk .. pints Butter- 1bs. Potatoes.. ... Vegetables ..... Jam.. .... Oatmeal.. ... .. Eggs doz. Jelly Crystals .. Dkts- Pepper.. OZ5. Mustard. Barley bs. Rice. ... .. Sago ... .. DtOAAUUNT...................................................... Ofteer in Charge. 1d........................... Receipeo tbe abope. 21OAAtAT.......................................... Quartermaster. D.1317/6.18.-08154.-5n. 1/Gt6...........................
FRANCE. HISTORICAL NOTES XXXXRXX. ------------.-....--.. (then Sgt.) (Extracted from a/e of landing from Capt./Knightley, 9th Bn. A.W.B.) Knightley went through every fight with his Battalion unwounded until the battle of September 20th 1917 when he was kept back with the Reserve party at the Base. He was with the 9th Battalion immediately afterwards when they were sent out to bury cable for the attack of October 4th. On October lst his headquarters was the centre of a very heavy shelling. Going outside he saw an officer of the 9th badly hit and went to him. When he had fixed him up he saw another also wounded. After having seen to this case he was either returning to the headquarters or moving to some further work when a shell which he did not hear blew him into the air. As Knightley told me himself, the first thing he realised was that he was turning over and over in the air in one direction, whilst he distinctly saw his right leg turning over and over in another direction. He was frichtfully hit in nine places, but having a tjemendously strong constitution, managed to survive, and is now shortly to leave for Australia when he has been fitted with an artificial leg.
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A.M. Form 55 (b)
No. 74633
No. ... Australian General Hospital.

Indent for Diets for (date)
DIETS.-Milk...Milk Foods... Half...Full...
Article.
 		 Diet.
 		 Extras.
 		 Total
Required		 Article
 		 Total 
Required.
Meat, with bone ... lbs          
     "      white (  )     "          
Rabbits...   singles          
Fowls...        "          
Fish... ... lbs          
Bread... ...    "          
Salt... ...    "          
Tea... ...    "          
Sugar... ...    "          
Milk... ... pints          
Butter... ... lbs.          
Potatoes... ...    "          
Vegetables... ...    "          
Jam... ...    "          
Oatmeal... ...    "          
Eggs... ... doz.          
Jelly Crystals ... pkts.          
Pepper... ... ozs.          
Mustard... ...    "          
Barley... ... lbs.          
Rice... ...    "          
Sago... ...    "          

Signature
Officer in Charge.
Date
Received the above.
Signature
Quartermaster.
Date
D.1317/6.18.-C.8154.-5M.
 

 

HISTORICAL NOTES - GALLIPOLI FRANCE.
(Extracted from a/c of landing from Capt.^ (then Sgt.) Knightly, 9th Bn. A.W.B.)
Knightly went through every fight with his  Battalion
unwounded until the battle of September 20th 1917 when he
was kept back with the reserve party at the Base. He
was with the 9th Battalion immediately afterwards when they
were sent out to bury cable for the attack of October 4th.
On October 1st his headquarters was the centre of a very
heavy shelling. Going outside he saw an officer of the
9th badly hit and went to him. When he had fixed him up
he saw another also wounded. After having seen to this
case he was either returning to the headquarters or moving
to some further work when a shell which he did not hear
blew him into the air. As Knightly told me himself, the
first thing he realised was that he was turning over and
over in the air in one direction, whilst he distinctly saw
his right leg turning over and over in another direction.
He was frightfully hit in nine places, but having a
tremendously strong constitution, managed to survive, and
is now shortly to leave for Australia when he has been
fitted with an artificial leg.
 

 

5th M.G.Coy.
Pte C.F. Blaxland (grandson great grandson
of Gregory Blaxland,
the explorer) was killed
on 1/10/17 in Third
Battle of Ypres
 

 

 

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