The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Original four-page letter dated 31 July 1917 written from London by 3108 Private (Pte) Arthur Leslie Lynch to his parents. Contents provide an excellent synopsis of Pte Lynch's war service with 55 Battalion from the unit's formation in Egypt, journey to France and subsequent service on the Western Front. Includes understated accounts of his participation in the Fromelles attack (19 July 1916), operations on the Somme in the winter of 1916 and involvement in the Bullecourt fighting in May 1917. Also includes unfavourable comments on French agricultural practices and contrasting treatment received by Australian soldiers whilst on leave in England and France. Collection also includes an autographed 'Souvenir Programme of the Initial Performance by the Australian Staff Entertainers' (31 August 1917) and autographed programme for the 'Farewell March of the Australian Troops, London, 25 April 1919', the latter being associated with the service of F M Stapleton (nee Winter) who worked in Australia House during the First World War.
Collection relating to the First World War service of 13799 Private Arthur Mcphail Kilgour, 1 Australian Field Ambulance, France, 1916-1918. The collection contains extracts from Private Kilgour's di
Collection relating to the service of 3906 Private Robin MacKellar, 28 Battalion and Sister Frances Mary Byron 'Fay' MacKellar, Australian Army Nursing Service, 1916-1919. Collection includes five le
Collection relating to the First World War service of 1238 Private Theodore Claxton, 32nd Battalion, prisoner of war, 1917. The collection consists of a letter Claxton wrote from the Friedrichsfeld p
Collection relating to the First World War service of 1074 Private Herbert Burdett Sanders, 2nd Battalion. Collection consists of two original handwritten diaries from late 1914 to 1916, covering his
Collection relating to the service of 541 Private Alban Armitage, 11 Machine Gun Company, France, 1917. Collection includes letters written by Armitage while on active service in France, to his wife.
Collection relating to service of 4452 Private William Chambers Gilbert Carr, 58 Battalion, Egypt and France 1915-1916. Collection includes diary of service in Egypt and France. Diary written in Fr