War diary

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Title

War diary

Content partner

Alexander Turnbull Library

Collection

TAPUHI

Description

This folder contains the war diary written by McRae from Jan to Sep 1915. At the front of the diary is a brief timeline of travelling dates from leaving Auckland in Sep 1914, through to arriving in Cairo on 5 Dec 1915. McRae's entries in the diary are brief. He describes his time at Zeitoun Camp, parades, training drills, and visits to the Egyptian Pyramids. McRae transfers with his unit to Ismalia on 26 Jan 1915. Comments on the attach of the Turkish Army at Suez Canal on 3 Feb 1915

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Format

Manuscript

Date created

1 Jan - 13 Sep 1915

URL

http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23201086

Locations

Cairo / Zeitoun / Ismailiya / Gaba Tepe / Alexandria / Limnos / Anzac Cove / Imroz

Related subjects

HMAT A13 Katuna (Ship) / Imperial Ottoman Army / Plugge, Arthur, -1934 / Harrowell, Edwin (Major), active 1867-1941 / St. George's Hospital (Malta) / Soldiers / Diaries / World War, 1914-1918 / Turkey / Hospitals / Military personnel, New Zealand / Malta / Medical care / Transports / Pyramids / Egypt / Military camps / Cairo / Zeitoun / Ismailiya / Gaba Tepe / Alexandria / Limnos / Anzac Cove / Imroz

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