Colman, William Russel Goodwin (Lieutenant, MC, 27 Battalion, AIF b: 1897 d: 1966) Accession Number: MSS1357

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UNPUBLISHED TYPESCRIPT ENTITLED "THERE AND BACK" ENTERED IN THE RSSILA CENTENARY WAR NOVEL COMPETITION. SET IN EGYPT, FRANCE, BELGIUM AND AUSTRALIA AND BASED ON THE AUTHOR'S OWN EXPERIENCES, THIS ACCOUNT DETAILS MUCH OF THE ORDINARY ROUTINE OF LIFE IN THE AIF. INCLUDES A GLOSSARY OF AUSTRALIAN SLANG AND ARMY TERMINOLOGY. Many of the names are factious but based on real people.

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Accession Number
MSS1357
Classification
Manuscript
Object Type
Typescript
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
c 1934
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
1
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Open
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Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction.
Provenance
AWM93 12/5/276
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright

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