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Collection relating to the First World War service and Russian Intervention Force service of 453 Sergeant John Robert Cowan Kelly, 30th Battalion, AIF and Elope Force, North Russian Expeditionary Force, Russia, England, Egypt, 1915-1979.
Collection consists of the memoir of John Robert Cowan Kelly, detailing the 1918-1919 mission to Northern Russia as part of the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War. He describes volunteering for 'Elope' Force, transport to Russia, the mission to organise and train 'White' Russian forces and capture strategic locations before the Germans, including operations at Murmansk and Arkhangelsk, observations on the local people, photographs, and his eventual repatriation to Australia via the United States. He includes a list of Australian members of Elope force and a map of northern Russia with his own annotations. The memoir was written in 1969.
Collection also includes a bible presented to Kelly in 1915; an English-Russian conversation book, c.1915; Letter from Vera Deakin to John Robert Cowan Kelly, 1916; photograph of Elope Force, 1918; newspaper cuttings and other ephemera compiled by Kelly, 1915-1919.
1914-15 Star. Impressed reverse with recipient's details. John Robert Cowan Kelly , then a 22 year old clerk, enlisted in the AIF at Newcastle, NSW, on 18 July 1915. After initial training he was as
SERGEANT B.H. PERRY (SEATED) AND SERGEANT JOHN KELLY (STANDING) - TWO AUSTRALIAN MEMBERS OF THE ELOPE FORCE WHO WENT TO NORTH RUSSIA IN 1918. (SERGEANT B. H. PERRY COLLECTION)
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's details. John Robert Cowan Kelly , then a 22 year old clerk, enlisted in the AIF at Newcastle, NSW, on 18 July 1915. After initial t
Standard tube bodied nickle-plated police style whistle with pair of opposed windows, lead fipple and integral suspension loop. Impressed into one side of the loop are the maker's details and, on the
WWI PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPH SERGEANT J.R.C. KELLY AND SERGEANT B.H. PERRY OF THE 30TH BATTALION, AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCES. THEY WERE ALSO INVOLVED WITH THE "ELOPE" FORCE IN NORTHERN RUSSIA IN 1918-19. (
WWI PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPH OF SOME OF THE ORIGINAL MEMBERS OF THE "ELOPE" FORCE WHICH WAS SENT INTO NORTHERN RUSSIA IN 1918-19. BACK ROW (STANDING):- FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: SERGEANT PERRY (MM) (AUSTRALIA),
Victory Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details. John Robert Cowan Kelly , then a 22 year old clerk, enlisted in the AIF at Newcastle, NSW, on 18 July 1915. After initial training he w
Memoirs relating to the First World War service of Sergeant John Robert Cowan Kelly, “Elope” Force, North Russia Expeditionary Force. This memoir compiled by Kelly in 1969 covers: volunteering for “El
Conversation book relating to the First World War service of Private John Robert Cowan Kelly, “Elope” Force. This conversation book belonging to Kelly was distributed to British Empire soldiers and co
Newspaper cuttings and ephemera relating to the First World War service of Private John Robert Cowan Kelly, “Elope Force.” Included in this collection are two newspaper clippings, one detailing the ri
Collection relating to the First World War and North Russia Intervention service of Sergeant Bertram Harold Perry MM, 14 Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps and North Russia Relief Force, Russia, 1918-1
Collection relating to the First World War and North Russia Intervention service of 121 Captain Allan Brown, 2 Light Horse Regiment, Egypt and Elope Force, Russia, 1915-1919. Collection includes postc
Bible relating to the First World War service of Private John Robert Cowan Kelly, 30th Battalion. This copy of the Bible was given to Kelly by St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Glen Innes upon his e
