The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Collection relating to the First World War service of 1059 Sergeant William Alabaster, MM, 45 Battalion, Gallipoli and France, 1915-1916.
Wallet 1 of 1 - Collection consists of letters to his family between 1915 and 5 October 1916 describing landing of his Battalion at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915 and defending the front line in France. Sgt Alabaster was awarded the Military Medal on 23rd June 1917 for previously organising and repeatedly leading parties of men over open country during intense bombardment in order to supply the front lines with munitions. He died on 5 April 1918 from wounds received at Doullens.
Biographical note: 1059 Sergeant William Alabaster, MM, 45 Battalion, Australian Infantry. Died of wounds, Doullens, France, 5 April 1918. Age 27. Son of Elizabeth and the late Edwin Richard Alabaster. Native of Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England.
Group portrait of the NCOs of the 45th Battalion. Left to right, back row: 4346 Lance Corporal (LCpl) W. Warner MM; 2924 LCpl W. Hammond; 4170 LCpl J. W. Graves; 1903 LCpl R. Davidson; 2996 LCpl T. J.
Collection consists of letters to his family between 1915 and 5 October 1916 describing landing of his Battalion at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915 and defending the front line in France. Sgt Alabaster was
Collection relating to the First World War service of 2343 Private John Hector Croft, 3rd Battalion, Gallipoli. Collection consists of a pocket book pierced by a Turkish bullet at Gallipoli on 25 Apr
Collection relating to service of 2152 Lance Corporal Reginald Birchenough, 8 Battalion, France, 1916-1918. Collection includes diary and letters written to his brother, Will. Biographical note: 2
Collection relating to the service of 2109 Sergeant Arthur William Armstrong, 24 Battalion, Egypt and France, 1915-1916. Collection consists of twenty-eight negative photostat copies of letters writt
Collection relating to the First World War service of 1901 Sergeant Robert William Wyllie Adam, 11 Battalion, AIF, Gallipoli and France, 1914-1916. Wallet 1 of 1 – Contains three folders of correspon
Collection relating to the First World War service of 2101 Corporal Arthur Gladstone Alderdice, 2 Battalion, Egypt, Gallipoli and France, 1915-1916. Collection consists of a notebook with diary entrie