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Description: | Photocopy of a ts transcription (26pp) of letters written by him (August 1914 - May 1916) to his mother in England while employed at the Department of Defence, Australia, and during his active service with 3rd Australian Brigade at Gallipoli, with details of the general attitude in Australia to the outbreak of war, the work of preparing the Australian force and his joy at being on the General's staff, his passage to Egypt and the engagement between the 'SYDNEY' and the German battleship 'EMDEN', conditions and work as an ordnance officer at Mena Camp (January - April 1915), his posting to Gallipoli with 3rd Australian Brigade (April 1915) with details of his duties distributing ammunition to the fleet, plans for the landings and his feelings prior to the landings, excellent descriptions of the landing and first days on the peninsula at Kaba Tepe Beach and the role played by the naval divisions, conditions ashore (June 1915) on South Beach and at Anzac Cove, the submarine threat, his fear at 'losing his nerve', his hospitalisation on Mudros and at Lemnos, an account of the evacuation from Anzac Beach (December 1915) and an overview of his experience at Gallipoli, his return to work and increase of responsibilities under General Birdwood at Ismailia (February 1916) and his posting to France (April 1916).
Cataloguer PJB | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | Australian Imperial Force Australian Army 3rd Australian Brigade | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Austin, J B | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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