Soldier ('C') Accession Number: PR01051

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Long letter dated June 1915 from a unnamed soldier ('C'), a member of a Brigade Ammunition Column, to his sister from a camp in Alexandria. It details his observations of the landing at Gallipoli on 25 April from a troopship offshore (which landed 2nd Battery troops at Camp Helles) and his subsequent experiences in Egypt.

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Accession Number
PR01051
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Letter
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1915
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright

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