Series 1: Diaries (1915-1918)
Three diaries kept by Louis Fudge who served with the 47th Infantry Battalion during the First World War.
They cover Louis Fudge's service in England and France and are addressed to his wife Nell. They were intended as a full account of his activities and describe the voyage to England, training at Lark Hill camp on the Salisbury Plain, his service in the front lines including the Battle of Passchendaele, and the voyage back to Australia.
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Diary (15 May - 6 September 1916)
The diary is addressed to Louis Fudge's wife, Nell, and is intended as a full account of his activities. He chose to write in diary form so that the text would not be read by the censor. The diary covers preparations for leaving the Rifle Range Camp at Enoggera, Brisbane; the train journey to Sydney; the voyage on the troopship 'Demosthenes' to England, via Cape Town in South Africa, and Madeira; arrival in England, including a description of the Lark Hill Military Training Camp on the Salisbury Plain, attending a musketry school at Tidworth, visiting relatives in England, and sightseeing in London.
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Diary (5 September 1916 - 21 October 1917)
The diary is addressed to Louis Fudge's wife, Nell, and is intended as a full account of his activities. He writes of returning to Lark Hill Camp from leave in London; the training at the camp; various periods of leave in London and Yeoville, Somerset, visiting family; spending Christmas 1916 in hospital with mumps; attending a training camp for officers in Aldershot; leaving for overseas service in France and serving in the front lines for the first time in the Battle of Passchendaele. He includes a list of the wounded and dead in his own platoon.
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Diary (10 October 1917 - 12 May 1918)
The diary is addressed to Louis Fudge's wife, Nell, and is intended to be a full account of his activities. He describes in detail the Battle of Passchendaele in which he served in the front lines; recuperating in England suffering from nephritis; sight-seeing in England and Wales where he visited family; and the voyage back to Australia via Cape Town.