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 1 of 2 - Contains two photocopies of a handwritten letter with envelope from Joseph Michael McCarthy to his aunt Mrs S Rule as described below.
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 2 of 2 - Contains a handwritten letter from Jos
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 Jos
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
Collection relating to the Second World War service of PM5357 Able Seaman William Robert 'Bill' Fisher, HMAS Australia, Royal Australian Navy, c 1943-1946. Wallet 1 of 1 - Consists of two folders of
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 24432 Able Seaman Joseph Benjamin Mason, HMAS Napier, Royal Australian Navy, Australia and Japan, 1940-1946. Wallet 1 of 1 – Consists of drawing
Collection relating to the First World War service of Leading Stoker Norbert Joseph McCrory, HMAS Australia, c 1918. Wallet 1 of 1 - This wallet contains a handwritten account of the raid on Zeebrugg