The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Collection relating to the Boxer Uprising service of 52 Able Seaman Joseph Michael McCarthy, Victorian Naval Contingent, Tientsin, China, 1901.
Wallet 2 of 2 - Contains a handwritten letter from Joseph Michael McCarthy to his aunt Mrs. S. Rule. McCarthy opens the letter with reference to marches on the Pie Tang Forts and Pao-ting Fu, and the current state of affairs with the Boxers at Tientsin. He largely devotes the remainder of the letter to sightseeing activities in Peking, detailing visits to the Imperial City including access to the Forbidden City with the permission of German officers and while chaperoned by a group of eunuchs, several landmark temples and the Summer Palace.
Collection relating to the Boxer Uprising service of 52 Able Seaman Joseph Michael McCarthy, Victorian Naval Contingent, Tientsin, China, 1901. Wallet 1 of 2 - Contains two photocopies of a handwrit
Collection relating to the Boxer Uprising service of the Victorian Naval Contingent, Victoria, 23 March 1901. Item 1 of 1 - Contains an embellished copy of a confidential report titled "Victorian Nav
Collection relating to the Boxer Uprising service of the Victorian Naval Contingent, Victoria, 23 March 1901. Item 1 of 1 - Contains an embellished copy of a confidential report titled "Victorian Nav
Letter from [Aunt Robie] to Ethel, 18 December [1914]. The letter has personal details crossed out and gives details of a soldier, attached to 5th City of London regiment, his training and his woundin
Letter from 1039 Private William Robert Felton, 13th Battalion, to his Aunt and Uncle, Alexandria, 11 October 1915. In the letter Felton describes his experiences in the trenches and informs family of
Letter from 736 Private Edward John Joseph Ringrose to his brother, Dardanelles, 2 June 1915. This letter contains an account of his experiences in the firing line and passes on news of acquaintances
