Thomas William McAloney was born in River Hebert, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, in August 1889. McAloney enlisted with the 89th Battalion in November 1915 in Calgary, Alberta. He served overseas with the 89th, was twice wounded, and returned to Canada at the end of the war.  The collection currently consists of an untranscribed diary from November 1918 to January 1919, his discharge certificate, and two photographs.