Arthur Stanley Dobbs diaries

Collection

Accession number
30396
Date
1914-1917
Author / Creator
Dobbs, Arthur Stanley, 1895-1969
Scope and content

Two digitised diaries and a photographic postcard recording Arthur Stanley Dobbs' experience as part of the 7th Light Horse Regiment in the First World War.

System of arrangement
Arranged into 2 series
Description
2 digitised diaries (229, 384 pages), 1 digitised postcard
Administrative / Biographical history

Private Arthur Stanley Dobbs was a 19 year old farmer from Lake Albert, Wagga, New South Wales when he enlisted in the 7th Light Horse Regiment on 28 October 1914. He embarked from Sydney on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 19 December 1914, bound for Egypt. Dobbs saw action in the Sinai campaign, and served in Egypt and Palestine. His service was interrupted by a variety of illnesses, but he also successfully completed a Hotchkiss Gun course and was awarded the Military Medal for gallantry in the field and devotion to duty. Dobbs survived the war and returned to Australia on the H.T. Burmah in January 1919.

Access restrictions
Unrestricted access.
Copyright status

In copyright.

Conditions of use
You are free to use for personal research and study. For other uses see https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/understanding-copyright
Notes
This collection is one of 100 Regional Collections digitised for the QANZAC100: Memories for a New Generation project. Original copies are held in a private collection.
Preferred citation
30396, Arthur Stanley Dobbs diaries, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland.
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