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Collection relating to service of 1232 Private William John Gray, 5 Battalion AIF, Egypt, Gallipoli. Collection includes handwritten copy of a letter written by Private Gray to his mother on 27 May 1915, three days before his death in Heliopolis from tubercular meningitis.
This collection, consisting of copies of a single letter, gives a first-hand account of the landing at Gallipoli and the author's activities on the following day. The account is striking in its clarity and lack of sentimentality and, as it was written by a Private, gives an invaluable insight into the experiences and feelings of ordinary troops during and immediately after the Gallipoli landing.
Biographical note: Served in the 5th Battalion, AIF. Died 30 May 1915, Heliopolis, Cairo, of tubercular meningitis due to field operations.
Portrait of 1346 (later 1232) Private (Pte) William John Gray, 5th Battalion from Clifton Hill, Victoria. A 26 year old jockey prior to enlisting on 2 November 1914, he embarked for overseas with the
Collection relating to the service of Lieutenant Edwin William Pennell, DCM, MM and bar, 4 Division Signal Company, AIF, Australia and Gallipoli, 1914-1915. Collection consists of two letters written
Collection relating to service of 871 Private Thomas Gormlie, 2 Pioneer Battalion AIF, [France]. Collection includes a letter written by Gormlie to his wife Mary in Scotland, dated 15 November 1916.
Papers of 135 Lance Corporal John 'Jack' William Thomson, 14 Battalion. They include a typed copy of a diary originally written during September 1914-April 1915 and a copy of handwritten letter (9 pa
Collection relating to the service of 297 Private Esmond Albert Bunting, 22 Battalion, AIF, Egypt, 1915. Collection consists of a letter of condolence written by 485 Private Thomas Abraham Saxon, 21
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