The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Collection relating to the First World War service of 3238 Lieutenant Eric Arthur Ormond Baker, 59th Battalion, England and France. Collection consists mainly of letters (some with envelopes) and postcards written by Baker and sent home to his father and sister, Lina. There is also one letter from a French friend written to his sister, which comments of the effects of the war on French civilians. Also included is a annotated map of the Somme, noting the movements of the 59 Battalion in February 1918, two typescript narratives relating to the 59th Battalion's role in the capture of the Hindenburg line in late September 1918 - one written by Baker, the other by Lt Col J J Scanlon who was the battalion's commander.
Collection relating to the First World War Service of 889 Sergeant Keith Rourke, 2nd Battalion, Australian Infantry Force. Collection consist of numerous letters and postcards written by Sgt Rourke to
Collection relating to the service of 1032 Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant Ernest William Baker, Australian Navy and Military Expeditionary Force (AN&MEF) and 20 Battalion, Rabaul, Gallipoli and Fr
Collection relating to the First World War service of Lieutenant Timothy James Collins. Collection consists of three original handwritten diaries (1916, 1917 and 1918) written by Lt Collins while ser
Collection relating to the First World War service of 3509 Trooper Urban Stanley Billing, 8th Australian Light Horse Regiment. Collection consists of a 20 page letter was written by Tpr Billing to hi
Collection relating to the First World War service of 6416 Lieutenant Philip John Rupert 'Ru' Steele, 4th Australian Artillery Brigade, France, Australia, and United Kingdom, 1916-1917. Collection c
Collection relating to the First World War service of 1018 David Clarence 'Clarrie' Gladstone Phillips, 10 Field Company Engineers. Collection consists of 20 letters and postcards including silk and b