Australian War Memorial

Wednesday 17th March 1915- Diary of HV Reynolds

Janice Farrer — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:56:00 +0000

Please note: Care has been taken to transcribe these entries without alteration to preserve the original language of Herbert Vincent Reynolds. Infantry mess huts Mena. PS0598 ‘The routine* here is very similar from day to day, first parade of a morning is before breakfast when we fall in on the parade ground, then have a short march [...]

Tuesday 16th March 1915- Diary of HV Reynolds

Janice Farrer — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:42:03 +0000

Please note: Care has been taken to transcribe these entries without alteration to preserve the original language of Herbert Vincent Reynolds. 'Mouth of the Wady el Arish' By George Lambert ART02741 ‘Spent the morning on a route march over the desert in the direction of Sakara. A couple of fairly heavy showers fell early this morning and the [...]

Sunday 14th March 1915- Diary of HV Reynolds

Janice Farrer — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:20:55 +0000

Please note: Care has been taken to transcribe these entries without alteration to preserve the original language of Herbert Vincent Reynolds. A sight seeing trip by camel to the Sphinx and Pyramids. A04539 ‘The Sebastopol* lads in camp here held a reunion in A Coy. 8th Batt lines at 2pm, and we all decided to have a [...]

Saturday 13th March 1915- Diary of HV Reynolds

Janice Farrer — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:26:48 +0000

Please note: Care has been taken to transcribe these entries without alteration to preserve the original language of Herbert Vincent Reynolds. Other Ranks pattern khaki woollen peaked cap : Private G L Bowen, 5 Field Ambulance, AIF RELAWM12250.001 ‘The new field service caps were issued, they are after the style of the Tommies’ *Tommies is a nick [...]

Friday 12th March 1915- Diary of HV Reynolds

Janice Farrer — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:33:21 +0000

Please note: Care has been taken to transcribe these entries without alteration to preserve the original language of Herbert Vincent Reynolds. Erecting marquees for the 2nd Australian Stationary Hospital. J03004 ‘Spent the day on Mena flat erecting tents*.’ *While in battle few of the men sleep in tents. The tents they were building are more likely to have been [...]