Name/Title
Australian Comforts Fund Gift Diary 1919Entry/Object ID
2023.175Description
Red cloth-covered diary with inscription in silver 'THE/ AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND/ GIFT DIARY 1919/ A.C.F. [in star]/ ALL COMFORTS FREE'.
This diary contains "useful information for Australian soldiers" including Decorations, military definitions, Bugle call meaning, rifle information, useful knots, war events, direction finding, first aid, horse care, morse code, semaphore, and French for soldiers.
Each week is a double page spread, and contains a handy hint with a line-drawn illustration. The spine of the diary is stitched to allow the original pencil to be inserted for safe-keeping. This diary is unused.Use
Australian Comforts Fund (ACF) was an Australian umbrella organisation for voluntary bodies set up after the outbreak of World War I. It was was dissolved on 16 April 1920.Category
Document, Personal Effects, Stationery, War Memorabilia
Made/Created
Date made
1919Time Period
20th CenturyInscription/Signature/Marks
FOREWORD.
This Note Book and Diary for 1919 is issued to
members of the A.I.F., as a gift from the Australian
Comforts Fund.
This Fund was established to distribute the gifts
provided by the Australian public through the
various State organisations. In the early days of
the war the Australian public determined that those
who remained should also serve, and endeavour
by means of Comforts to relieve, as far as possible,
the privations inseparable from active service, and
to maintain in close association with those Sons,
Husbands and Fathers who answered the call to
patriotism.
In this fifth year we find no falling off in the
stream of comforts that carry the atmosphere of
Australia to wherever her Sons are fighting,
bearing a message of love and grateful thanks.
Attention is drawn to the Australian section at
the back of the Diary; it is hoped that the
information given will prove interesting and useful.
The six pointed star adopted by the Australian
Comforts Fund as their emblem represents the six
States comprising the Australian Commonwealth,
vis.: Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria ,
South Australia , Western Australia , Tasmania.Location
Building
Henley & Grange RSL Sub-branchCondition
Overall Condition
ExcellentAcquisition
Acquisition Method
DonationAcquired From
Albert De Jong
