Address: Pte WH Elkington, No 4106, 10th Reinforcements, 20th Battalion, 5th Inf. Brigade, A.I.E.F Egypt [Transcriber’s note: Sketch of flag.] P.S. Our flag is a …
Letter to Father from Sydney
No 4106 10th Reinforcements 20th Battalion 5th Brigade A.I.E.F. Egypt Dear Father. I have at last received sailing orders and am being at present at …
Journal about Casula Letter
The camp was intended to hold 6,000 men and probably contained an average of more than that, whilst the men’s comfort and amusement was provided …
Casula – Dear Father
“D”Coy “ 20th Battalion, CASULA. Dear Father, I came home tonight for the first time for quite a week, various duties etc. having kept me …
Casula – News Article on Sydney Mutiny
The following is from part of a newspaper article published early in 1916 regarding the so called “mutiny” among soldiers from 2 military camps in …
Journal about Holsworthy Letter
Arrived at Holsworthy depot, we were sorted out into the various units to which we belonged, and we three being for the infantry were attached …
Journal about Armidale Letter
The military recruit training camp at Armidale at this period contained a battalion, or 1,050 odd men, drawn from all parts of New England district …
Journal about Armidale camp Letter
Next afternoon, that is Wednesday 20th September 1915, Harold and I reported ourselves to the adjutant of the camp, independently and thus missed having the …
Journal about Glen Innes Letter
When the spark was ignited in July 1914, in Austria, which began the world wide conflagration called the Great War of 1914-1918, I was a …