The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Letters to and from Mrs Ostberg, describing life at the Front and in Australia. Letters to Captain Aram from his Uncle Tom in London. Letters and diary relating to Captain Aram's service, including comments about Australians, Germans, conscription and other issues. Material regarding Captain Aram's death in action at Polygon Wood.
Vertically aligned rectangular colour patch for 57 Battalion AIF, divided vertically red (left) against black with a brass letter 'A', denoting service in Gallipoli, in the centre. One of a pair of
Galley proof of letter written by Captain Tom Aram to his mother recounting the events following the near sinking of the HMS Southland in September 1915. Paper unknown, possibly 'The Argus' or 'The Ag
MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS (ORIGINALS) WRITTEN TO MEMBERS OF THE TEMPLETON FAMILY DESCRIBING DIFFICULT CONDITIONS ON GALLIPOLI AND IN FRANCE AND HOSPITAL LIFE IN ENGLAND. EXTRACTS FROM TEMPLETON'S LETTERS
LETTERS FROM GELLIBRAND TO HIS BROTHERS WALTER AND TOM AND TO TOM S. MOSTLY PERSONAL. COMMENTS ON IMMINENT SURRENDER OF THE GERMANS IN 1918, ON LIFE ON GALLIPOLI, ON AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS, CASUALTIES, H
EXTRACTS FROM LETTERS DESCRIBING LIFE IN THE TRENCHES IN FRANCE 1916-17, AND DAILY ENTRIES FROM DIARY FOR 1916 DESCRIBING CAMP LIFE AND TRENCH LIFE. COPIES OF LETTERS RE MASCHMEDT'S DEATH IN ACTION AT
LETTERS TO HIS FAMILY FROM THE TIME HE DEPARTS AUSTRALIA UNTIL HIS DEATH IN 1917. LETTERS COVER FAMILY AFFAIRS, MAIL, WEATHER, VARIOUS PERIODS IN THE TRENCHES, CONSCRIPTION, ATTITUDES TO BRITISH, FREN
DESCRIPTIONS OF TRENCH LIFE. INTERESTING SOCIAL COMMENTS ON THE FRENCH, CONSCRIPTION, SCARCITY OF SUPPLIES, SCROUNGING AND WINTER CONDITIONS. RED CROSS LETTER REGARDING ARNOLD'S DEATH IN ACTION. COVER