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Roll of Honour: World War One

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Huffam, Valentine Julius Blake

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Motueka District Museum Trust

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First World War: 1914-1918

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Private Julius Huffam's war diary 1915

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DescriptionA transcription of the diary belonging to Julius Huffam (Valentine Julius Blake Huffam) who served in the New Zealand Medical Corps, Field Ambulance during the First World War, starting as a cook. The original diary is held at the Motueka District Museum but is in a fragile condition.

Julius arrived in Trentham Camp on 13 May 1915. In this diary he records the day to day life of the training camp. After training Julius travelled to Egypt and he recounts what life was like on the ship and on arrival in Egypt.

In his diary Julius often mentions the food eaten and the quality or cost of it. He also frequently mentions health care, treatments and his own poor health. In 1919 he died of complications from influenza and is buried in Cologne, Germany.

PLEASE NOTE: Julius' diary includes language that may have been acceptable at the time, but is offensive today. This includes racist terminology. There are also descriptions of death, illness and other content that may be upsetting to some people. Children and young adults please check with a parent or trusted adult.

Some of the words in the diary are illegible and can not be transcribed. These unreadable words have been added as lines. AuthorJulius HuffamDate1915Subject/KeywordJacobsen familyHuffam familyNew Zealand Expeditionary ForceSoldiersWorld War, 1914-1918Motueka (N.Z.)AcknowledgementsThe diary was kindly transcribed by Rhiannon Eastwood. Original diary donated to the Motueka District Museum Trust by Paul Huffam.Conditions of UsePlease acknowledge the Motueka District Museum Trust and Tasman Heritage when sharing this item with others or publishing online.

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CollectionRoll of Honour: World War OnePersonHuffam, Valentine Julius BlakeOrganisationMotueka District Museum TrustEventFirst World War: 1914-1918

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Private Julius Huffam's war diary 1915