Awm4 23661 part 1 brief diary of battalion during period march 1916 to december 1917 supplied to australian war records section by company quartermaster sergeant march no. In the keyword box, enter 952 war diaries and the name of the unit. These include the war diaries, planning papers and operational reports of the participating. This collection contains the digitized war diaries of cef infantry, artillery. The battalions war diary records particularly bad weather on lemnos during this period. The 11th battalion was an australian army battalion that was among the first infantry units raised during world war. Field artillery part 2 army lineage series compiled by janice e. Field artillery part 2 united states army center of. British army war diaries 19141922 the national archives. You may also find other relatives or even neighbours that joined the same battalion. The 49th battalion was an infantry unit of the australian army. Nominal rolls of the canadian expeditionary force doing.
Different parts of the collection cover units serving in. However if you can determine the company your soldier served in it will make reading war diaries all the more interesting. Search the database war diaries of the first world war. You can then scroll through the pdf files to locate the battalion and dates that. Canadian military lists alberta genealogy research. Throughout the 1930s, the battalion was merged a couple of. For example, infantry diaries were recorded by battalions, which. War diaries leicestershire regiment unit war diaries. Official history of the canadian army in the first world war. The battalion was ordered forward for its last major operation of the war in september and provided part of the 4th divisions reserve for the attack on the hindenburg outpost line on the 18th. These records are the unit war diaries of the british army in the first world war and are held by the national archives in record series wo 95. These records are the unit war diaries of the british army in the first world war. Australian imperial force unit war diaries, 191418 war the.
Raised as part of the australian imperial force during the first world war, the battalion fought along the western front between mid1916 and late 1918, before being disbanded in early 1919. The 49th battalion edmonton regiment, cef, was an infantry battalion of the canadian expeditionary force during the great war. It is at part of barneys 9th battalion story is in the war diary for july 1916. They are not personal diaries try the imperial war museum or local record offices for those.
The 49th battalion was authorized on 7 november 1914 and embarked for great britain on 3 june 1915. D infantry battalions which served with the canadian corps, showing subsidiary titles. In 1921, it was reformed as a parttime unit based in the state of queensland. War diaries of the first world war library and archives canada. Re library and archive world war one unit war diaries key re. Raised as part of the australian imperial force during the first world war, the. Use collection search to view the digitized war diaries for the cef rg9diii3, finding aid 952.
Ww2 we can give you access to war diary on request for further information contact. This series comprises the war diaries created by the units of the australian imperial force aif during the first world war. The war diary for the australian 9th battalion is available online at the australian war memorial web site. I hold the war diaries for all battalions of the leicestershire regiment for the period of the great war, as and when i have time i intend to transcribe them into pdf format to make it easier to pass them on to people with specific requests, however any requesters for information will have to be patient as i am very busy at present completing a 1,500 page research project in preparation for. Sgts of 49th bn taken edmonton 1915 a company 49th battalion click to view. Mckenney center of military history united states army washington, d.