Askham, Albert Charles (Lieutenant, b.1881 - d.1964) Accession Number: 3DRL/6140

Description

Collection relating to the First World War service of Lieutenant Albert Charles Askham, 53rd and 54th Infantry Battalion, Australia, United Kingdom, and France, 1916-1919.

Collection consists of:
- 1 x unused ration book dated 9 March 1919
- 1 x London hotel card dated 10 March 1919
- 1 x liquor pass dated 26 October 1916
- 1 x receipt for the sale of educational books whole onboard HMAT Denison
- 2 x combined leave and railway ticket dated 20 December 1917 to 3 January 1918 and 24 February 1919 to 'completion of duty'
- 1 x 'rough sketch of shelter to accommodate 5 men'
- 1 x photograph of ten men aboard HMAT Ceramic with a typed page titled 'Photo of the Faithful', indicating those who are in the photograph
- 3 x field message books, two with tan-coloured covered, one with a green felt cover, dated 1917 and 1918 containing general field notes relating to casualties, patrol reports, intelligence, unit deaths, unit movements (including occasional hand-drawn maps), and discipline matters.

Details

Accession Number
3DRL/6140
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Book
Measurement
Wallet/s: 1
Date Made
1916-1919
Place Made
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
11
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 419/004/026
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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