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Collection relating to the First World War service of Lt John Gotch Ridley, 53 Battalion. Collection consists of a notebook containing experiences in the charge of the 53rd Battalion AIF, 19 July 1916 at Fromelles; carbon copy of experiences on the Somme Front, 1916-1917; typewritten copy of Resume of Experiences on the Western Front, February 1918 - September 1918; and a typewritten copy of article titled 'The war romance of a bible class'. Ridley was awarded a Military Cross for action near Bullicourt in 1918. Items in this collection have been published in a book titled 'Born to be a soldier: war diary of Lieutenant John Gotch Ridley MC, World War 1, 1914-18', compiled and edited by Jean Kelshaw and Bruce Thornton, published in 2010 by The Baptist Historical Society of NSW. A copy of this publication is held in the Memorial's Monograph Collection [Call no. 940.4272092 R545b].
A typed manuscript written by Lieutenant Ridley titled "My experiences in the charge of the 53rd Battalion, 19 July 1916 at Armentieres". Other items in the collection include typed transcripts of se
Collection relating to the First World War service of Lt John Gotch Ridley, 53 Battalion. Collection consists of four volumes of letters (710 in all) written by Ridley to his family. The letters des
Collection relating to the First World War service of 2148 Gunner Albert John Williams, 14th Field Artillery Brigade. Collection consists of a bound, typed manuscript titled 'A Soldier Looks Back, by
Collection relating to the service of Lieutenant Leslie John Waters, 15 Battalion, AIF. Collection consists of a carbon copy of a typescript account of Lieutenant Waters' military career. [author unk
Collection relating to the service of Lieutenant John Laidley Merivale, 6 Light Horse Regiment & 4 Battalion, AIF, Gallipoli, 1915. Collection consists of four letters [typescript carbon copies] writ
Collection relating to the First World War service of 32574 Gunner Westley Bellingham Maley, 2 Field Artillery Brigade [2 FAB]. Collection consists of a carbon copy (and a photocopy) of a typed memoi