The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
4 page typed account titled 'My experiences as a chaplain with the AIF", written by Rev J Hennessy. He relates his experiences as a Roman Catholic chaplain with the AIF, commenting on the satisfaction of troopship work, the need to define the role of the chaplain in battle, and states his belief that chaplains improve morale and discipline.
Discusses his work as a Chaplain, 1917-1919, including his belief that church parades should be voluntary; chaplains do not need badges of rank; that they need to be active in the front lines and that
Letter notes the need for careful selection of men to be chaplains. Newspaper article lauds the virtues of the Australian soldier and briefly relates his experiences as a chaplain, 1914-1919.
"Brief retrospect of the 1914-1918 war". Statement covers his experiences as a chaplain in both the RAN and AIF. Shaw mentions his dislike for compulsory church parades; the lack of facilities for c
Collection relating to the service of Chaplain Thomas Mullins, 4 and 2 Light Horse Brigades, at sea, Egypt, Gallipoli, 1915-1916. Collection consists of forty-one handwritten pages of Mullins recolle
Collection relating to Chaplain Walter Ernest Dexter, WW1. Diaries detail voyage to Egypt aboard first convoy, practical and spiritual assistance to troops on Gallipoli and later the Western Front.
Collection related to the experiences of John Alfred Cue who served as a Chaplain in the AIF during the First World War. Item 1: Specimen of the first paper brought from England for the Australian Mil