Diary, 11 May 1916 - 16 Nov 1916

Maker and Role
Author: Frank Weeks (b.Circa 1897, d.1916)
 Production date
1916
 Description
Francis Lionel Weeks. Diary from arrival at Armetieres, on the Western Front, on 11 May [1916] describing every day life in trenches. The last entry is dated 19 November [1916].
Frank Weeks was a gunner in the 3rd New Zealand Light Trench Mortar Battery. He was killed in action in France, aged 19 years.

Includes a letter written in Weeks' diary by A.J. Waysh to Frank's mother about Frank's part in the battles, and expressing sympathy and regret at Frank's death.

Object detail

Object Type
manuscript
copy
Classification
Diary/Documentary Objects/Communication Objects/Nomenclature
Media/Materials Description
Marbled boards with a blue linen spine
Measurements
[40] p. ; 15 cm.
Measurements
0 - Whole = Height x Width (mm) = 148 x 100mm
Collection
Nelson Provincial Museum Collection
Keywords
3rd New Zealand Light Trench Mortar Battery ; World War 1; First World War ; Francis Lionel Weeks - Diaries; Rifleman ; War diaries;
Maker
Subjects
World War, 1914-1918 - Participation, New Zealand
New Zealand. Army. Light Trench Mortar Battery
World War, 1914-1918 - France - Trench warfare
Weeks, Francis Lionel - Diaries
World War, 1914-1918 - Personal narratives, New Zealand

Soliders - New Zealand
Accession Number
A2929
Other Reference Numbers
MS WEE
Credit Line
Weeks, F.L. 1916. Diary, 11 May 1916 - 16 Nov 1916. Nelson Provincial Museum: A2929.

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