The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Transcript of a letter written by Sergeant Roy Askham Stowe who served with the 19th Battalion during the First World War. The letter was written on 20 April 1918 while he was recovering from a foot injuiry in 5th Southern General Hospital, England. Stowe describes in detail a particular action in France, when his battalion made an attack on the Germans in order to take control of some woodland. He writes about the leadup to the battle, including going for 10 days with very little sleep due to a march from one end of the British line to the other, taking control of machine guns and killing and capturing several Germans. Other items in the collection comprise a newspaper article relating to the service of transport pilots during the Second World War around Burma.
LETTER WRITTEN BY S/SGT HOCKING TO HIS FATHER WHILE RECOVERING IN HOSPITAL FROM WOUNDS RECEIVED AT POZIERES. THE LETTER CONTAINS A DETAILED ACCOUNT OF THE PREPARATION BY THE BN FOR THE ATTACK ON 29 JU
Collection relating to the First World War service of 664 Gunner Ernest Edwin Woodland, 36th Australian Heavy Artillery Group and later 54th Siege Battery, France, 1917. Collection consists of two le
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX33748 Corporal Roy Alexander Bower, 9 Division. Collection comprises an undated letter written by Bower while in a field hospital in New Guine
Collection relating to the First World War service of 2654 Sergeant Thomas William Folkard MM, 52 Australian Infantry Battalion, France, 1917. Wallet 1 of 1 - Consists of one letter from Folkard to L
A 3-page private letter written in France by 2350A Lance Corporal Frank Frost, 3 Battalion, 17th Reinforcements. The letter was written on 16 February 1917 and is addressed to his family. Frost writes
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX18291 Sergeant Edwin Clayton Palmer, 2/2 Machine Gun Battalion, Second Australian Imperial Force, Egypt, 1942. Wallet 1 of 1 – Consists of one