Sir Wilberforce Newton's World War One diary

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Accession[1980.0146] PAPERS OF THE NEWTON AND STEPHEN FAMILIESIdentifierUMA-ITE-1980014600001Scope and ContentOne document written in three parts. Part 1: Daily diary, 18 May to 2 Dec. 1915. Part 2: 6 pages of notes describing battles, "British Officers I have met", "Trenches in Winter" and other experiences. Includes description of Battle of Loos. Part 3: Daily diary, 10 Dec. 1915 to 8 April 1916.
Describes one day of leave and then the return to the war. Much of Wilberforce's time during this period was spent building and manning a rest station for the injured. Diary covers period when Newton was a temporary lieutenant, Royal Medical Corps.Access StatusOpen for public accessRequest TypeRequest unitUnit1980.0146 Unit 0002Copyright StatusIn copyright - publication rights grantedConditions of Use and ReproductionThis item is in copyright. University of Melbourne Archives (UMA) has undertaken all reasonable efforts to identify and contact copyright holders. Where the copyright owner is unknown or has not been able to be traced, UMA has published a copy for research purposes only. Please contactarchives@archives.unimelb.edu.au if you are the copyright owner or have any information about the copyright status of this item.MenuBrowse digitised items | Available online

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CreatorStephen FamilyRoleProvenance

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CreatorNewton FamilyRoleProvenance

Dates

Date18 May 1915-8 April 1916

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