Summary

War diary of the Assistant Director of Medical Services, 4th Division, for November 1918; the diary covers the whole of the month and includes the appendices.

The diary details the general movement and locations of the Field Ambulances in the 4th Division, as well as the orders issued by the Assistant Director of Medical Services and the billets that were visited.

Part of the collection of World War I memorabilia donated by Sergeant John Lord (#6252), although it is believed that not all of the material relates to his own war service.

John Lord was 19 years old when he enlisted with the Australian Imperial Forces in June 1915. Originally part of the 1st Australian Stationary Hospital, 11th Reinforcement; Lord was transferred to the 13th Australian Field Ambulance upon its formation in February 1916. He subsequently moved to the headquarters of the Assistant Director of Medical Services, 4th Division, in December 1918 where he seems to have spent the remainder of the war. Although listed as ‘effective abroad,’ Lord returned to Australia on 30 October 1919, and was discharged from service on 12 March 1920. He died in 1951.

Physical Description

Twenty-seven pages; some of which are held together by a pin in the top left corner whilst others show signs of once being attached to the group.

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