Thistlethwaite, Gordon (Sergeant, b.1887 - d.1980) Accession Number: 3DRL/3673

Description

Related to the First World War service of 214 Sergeant Gordon Thistlethwaite 11 Light Horse. Typescript entitled 'The Affair at Sharia'. Narrative regarding the mounted charge into Turkish lines at Sharia by 'C' Troop, 'A' Squadron, 11 Light Horse Regiment, November 1917. Gordon Thistlethwaite was 84 years old when this narrative was recorded.

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Accession Number
3DRL/3673
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Memoir
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
c.1971
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction.
Provenance
AWM315 419/103/022
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright

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