Letters from John Joseph Bourke to his Parents, 1914-1917 Accession Number: RCDIG0000212

Description

Photostat copies of letters relating to the First World War service of Lieutenant John Joseph Bourke, 2nd Machine Gun Company. The original letters were written by John Bourke to his family in Australia between 9 December 1914 and 23 February 1917. The letters describe his training in Egypt and experiences on active service at Gallipoli and in France. The photostat copies were made in 1928 by the Australian War Memorial. The location of the originals is unknown.
This file contains:
Letter from John Bourke to his mother, 9 December 1914 [photostat];
Letter from John Bourke to his mother, 19 February 1915 [photostat];
Letter from John Bourke to his father, 1915 [photostat];
Letter from John Bourke to his mother, 8 December 1915 [photostat];
Letter from John Bourke to his mother, 1 June 1916 [photostat];
Letter from John Bourke to his mother, 6 July 1916 [photostat] [incomplete];
Letter from John Bourke to his mother, 5 August 1916 [photostat];
Letter from John Bourke to his mother, 23 February 1917 [photostat].

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Accession Number
RCDIG0000212
Classification
Digitised Collection
Object Type
Letter
Physical Description
Image/s captured: 16
Date Made
1914-1917
Place Made
Collection number
1DRL/0140
Whole/Part
File
Item Count
8
Copying Provisions
Digital format protected by Copyright. Copyright of content expired.
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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