The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Collection relating to service of 593 Corporal Richard Job Gardiner, 7th Battalion.
Wallet 1 of 1 – Letter written by Richard Gardiner to his father between 28 December 1915 and 9 January 1916. In the letter, Gardiner describes his experiences since the 7 July 1915, including a detailed description of the actions of 7 Battalion at Lone Pine and the evacuation of troops from the peninsula.
This collection provides a detailed and articulate description of its author's experiences on Gallipoli, in particular his involvement in the Battle of Lone Pine. Gardiner gives his father a realistic picture of his situation, with no attempt to romanticise the conditions in which he finds himself. The collection reflects Gardiner's national pride and his pragmatic commitment to duty, together with his antipathy to the war itself.
Collection relating to the First World War service of 593 Sergeant Richard Job Gardiner, 7 Australian Infantry Battalion, Egypt, Gallipoli, 1915. Wallet 1 of 1 - Consists of one letter sent by Gardin
Wallet 1 of 1 – Letter written by Richard Gardiner to his father between 28 December 1915 and 9 January 1916. In the letter, Gardiner describes his experiences since the 7 July 1915, including a detai
Collection relating to service of Lieutenant Henry Allen, 3 Battalion, Lone Pine, 1915. A typewritten condolence letter written on 20 October 1915 by Brigadier General N. M. Smyth, to Allen's mother
Collection relating to service of Lieutenant Reginald Scott Gardiner, 55 Battalion, Gallipoli, 1914-1915. Collection consists of typewritten extracts of Gardiner's letters to his mother, describing
Collection relating to service of Lieutenant Henry Allen, 3 Battalion, Lone Pine, 1915. Collection includes a typewritten condolence letter written by Brigadier General N. M. Smyth to Allen's mother
Collection relating to the service of 817 Private Reginald Lyons Donkin, 1 Battalion, AIF, at sea, Egypt, Gallipoli, 1914-1915. Collection consists of a typescript copy of a diary kept by Private Don