Diaries held in the 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
The Collection holds a number of diaries. The aim is to have them transcribed and made available to our readers. Currently available is the Diary of 2678 L/Cpl Geo Hall, ANZAC Provost Corps, VX 47533 L/Cpl Thomas H Fagan 105 General Transport Company and POW of Japanese, Captain Charles Arblaster 8th Light Horse and 53rd Infantry Battalion, Pte Harry Derrick 37th Infantry Battalion and Trooper Harry Turner 8th Australian Light Horse.
Others: The diary of L/Cpl Vern Walker 13th Light Horse is still to come.
The Hall Diaries & Notebooks can be viewed by clicking on the Victorian Collections link below, searching the catalogue for item 7000; view page and click on pdf for diary.
Fagan Diary can be viewed by clicking on the Victorian Collections link above and searching the catalogue for item 7002; view page and click on pdf for diary text.
The Arblaster can be viewed by clicking on the Victorian Collections link above and searching the catalogue for item 3584;view page and click on pdf for diary text.
The Derrick diary can be viewed by clicking on the Victorian Collections link above and searching the catalogue for item 3920: view page and click on pdf for diary text.
The Turner diary and notebooks can be viewed on Victorian Collections link above and searching the catalogue for item 4573; view page and click on pdf for text.