Papers. [189--19--]

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Papers. [189--19--]

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Comprises diary of Captain John Richards Harris written from 7 September 1917 on embarkation at Melbourne for medical service in the Middle East on troopship "Kyarra", until mid-December 1918, awaiting embarkation at Suez for return to Australia. Also, personal letters, written at sea and in Egypt and Palestine, to his family, 13 September 1917-15 December 1918; copies of birth, marriage and death certificates; examination results from University of Melbourne; war records; and two copies of photograph published in Table Talk, 27 May 1937.

213 p. (3.0 cm.)

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Harris, John Richards, Sir

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John Richards Harris (1868-1946), physician, graduated from the University of Melbourne in 1902. He enlisted in the Australia Army Medical Corps in 1917 and embarked for Cairo on HMAT Kyarra on 7 September 1917. In Cairo he served as a medical officer for the No. 1 (initially No. 67) Squadron of the Australian Flying Corps. He embarked for Australia from Suez on HT Leicestershire on 23 December 1918 due to ill health. He arrived in Victoria in 1919 and resumed practice in Rutherglen. Later he se...

Kyarra (Troopship)

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Australia. Army. Medical Corps

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Australia. Army. Australian Flying Corps. Squadron, 1.

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