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Posted on August 28, 1916 by: Walter E

Journal about Brickfield Hill Letter

Leaving Pernois, we route marched under our colonel, a Lt. Col. Ralston, passing the villages of Senlis and Harponville to Brickfield Hill just outside the …

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Posted on August 19, 1916 by: Walter E

Journal about Becourt Wood Letter

Next day we dumped our packs in Albert with the rest of the packs of the 20th Battalion and after lunch we proceeded under the …

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Posted on August 14, 1916 by: Walter E

Letter to Father from Belgium

Address same as when I left Australia. Add to it Number 4106 C Company Battalion – Brig – Division France August 14/1916. Dear Father, This …

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Posted on August 12, 1916 by: Walter E

Letter to Mother from Belgium

Belgium 13/8/1916 Dear Mother, We are out again having a spell after a month in and around the trenches where it was much quieter than …

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Posted on August 12, 1916 by: Walter E

Letter to Grace from France

Dear Grace, Thanks for your many and numerous interesting letters which I have had from you of late. I am rather sorry to hear of …

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Posted on August 10, 1916 by: Walter E

Letter to Mother from France

10/8/1916 Dear Mother Since writing to you I have undergone about a fortnight of pretty tough work in and about the trenches and have emerged …

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Posted on August 5, 1916 by: Walter E

Journal about Pozieres Letter

By this time we were about used to the sensation of being warned for the firing line and did not become very excited, and in …

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