Graphic accounts of the landing at the Dardanelles and the subsequent operations of the Australian Forces are contained in letters received in Melbourne yesterday from wounded soldiers. Though describing the early fighting as being very severe all of the wounded ...
Article : 2,654 wordsSergeant Foster, 5th Battalion, who has since bee reported wounded a second time, hives the following graphic account, in a letter to his father, Mr. P. W. J. Foster, of ...
Article : 583 wordsMr. C. W. Howlett, superintendent of the South Melbourne Gasworks, has retened letters from his son, Sergeant A. H. J. Howlett of the 2nd Company, ...
Article : 335 wordsColonel H. E. Elliott, 7th Battalion, writing to his wife and family, who live at Northcote, from Hehopolis Hospital an May 3 and 7, sends the following description of ...
Article : 811 wordsLieutenant W. D. S. Manger, 5th Battalion, A.I.F., writes from hospital:— "It is rather difficult to write, as my hand is slightly injured, but I will do my best. ...
Article : 974 wordsMr. A. A. Duncan, rate collector to the City of Fitzroy, his received a letter from his brother-in-law, Private W. H. Snook, of Brighton, who left with the 5th Battalion ...
Article : 273 wordsHerbert H. Bloustein sent the following interesting particulars to his father, Mr. H. Bloustein, of Grey street, St. Kilda, from Chiro on May 8:—"You will wonder at ...
Article : 1,189 wordsMrs. Nicol, Nelson Parade, Williamstown, has received the following letter, dated May 9, from one of her four sons at the front, Private Stanley ("Barney") ...
Article : 392 words"Off to the front again for another dose," writes Sergeant F. S. Rochstein, of Daylesford, in a postscript to a cheerful letter address to Mr. S. G. Griffith, of Arnold street, ...
Article : 88 wordsPrivate J. Dalgarno, encamped with the Australian Light Horse at Mena Camp, Cairo, Egypt, writing to his sister, Mrs. May. Canberra, 130 Clark street, Port ...
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Advertising : 662 wordsPrivate F. J. Walsh, C Company, 8th Battalion, in a letter dated May 6 to his father, Mr. W. Walsh, of Duke street, St. Kilda, said:—"I am getting on fine, and ...
Article : 424 words"Sure, but we are just as anxious to get bitter as soon as we can and get away to help the boys. As soon as I can stop nursing this arm I will be off." ...
Article : 1,008 wordsCaptain H. T. C. Layh, of 7th Battalion, 2nd Infantry Brigade, writes:—You will have seen by the papers king before this that we have at last received our baptism of ...
Article : 674 wordsBALLARAT, Tuesday.—An interesting count of how the Australian landed in Gallipoli is furnished by Lieut. Leslie Brookes in a couple of letters just received ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Wed 9 Jun 1915, Page 12
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