The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
An extensive collection of papers relating to Langley's service in the first AIF, his appointment as Australian Red Cross Commissioner from 1944 to 1946, and his history of the Australian companies of the Imperial Camel Corps, 'Sand, Sweat and Camels' . The 1914-18 War material includes 150 letters to his family and to his fiance (later his wife), Edmee Plunkett, describing his experiences with the 21st Battalion on Gallipoli, long months of patrolling with the Camel Corps in the Western Desert, his excitement over his courtship and subsequent wedding plans, and his ambivalence about returning to teaching after the war. (See also PR91/168.) The collection also includes original operation orders and accounts of operations for the period February 1916 to October 1918. Records relating to the 1939-45 War include a diary kept during his appointment as CO 2 Infantry Brigade as well as an extensive collection of notes, diaries and personal letters describing his work for the Australian Red Cross Society in the United Kingdom and the Middle East, particularly in relation to the Greek civilian population and the repatriation of Australian prisoners of war in Europe. Material relating to the Camel Corps history includes notes, drafts of chapters and correspondence with former members of the Camel Corps and publishers. (See also Photographs Collection.)
Letter written to one of his former school pupils from the Libyan Desert. Describes patrols to prevent Bedouin raids into Egypt, occupation of oases, heat and sandstorms, lack of fresh water, and his
Collection relating to the service of 580 Private Harry Hodgman, 5 Battalion, AIF, at sea, Egypt. Collection includes 3 letters written by Hodgman to his mother in Tasmania, several notes and papers
DAILY LETTERS TO HIS WIFE DESCRIBING LIFE AS A CHAPLAIN AT THE FRONT. BOOK - "THE RETREAT" - AND JARVIS' RESPONSE TO BOOK. EXTENSIVE COLLECTION. INCLUDES TYPESCRIPT EXTRACTS OF DIARY AND LETTERS
Collection relating to the First World War service of brothers, 5697 Private George Williamson Harley, 15th Infantry Battalion; and 2384 Lieutenant John William Murray Hartley, 12 Machine Gun Company.
Extensive collection of papers including diaries, letters, maps, reports, articles and notes. Covers service on Gallipoli during war of 1914-1918, and in North Africa and New Guinea during war of 1939
Collection relating to service of 1537 Private Clive Arthur, 3 Camel Battalion, Cairo, [1916?]. Collection includes letter from Arthur to his father describing work with the Camel Corps. Biographi