| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | RCDIG0001132 |
| Collection number | 1DRL/0093 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | File |
| Item count | 4 |
| Object type | Letter |
| Physical description | 14 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Barrett-Lennard, Douglas Unknown |
| Place made | At sea, Egypt: North Egypt, Mena, Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Anzac Area (Gallipoli), Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Anzac Area (Gallipoli), Anzac Beaches Area, Gaba Tepe |
| Date made | 1914-1915; 1928 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copying Provisions | Digital format and content protected by copyright. |
Letters from Douglas Barrett-Lennard to his parents, 1914-1915
Description
Letters relating to the First World War service of 1879 Driver Douglas Barrett-Lennard, 3rd Australian Field Artillery Brigade. These handwritten transcriptions of the original letters were made by the Barrett-Lennard family and donated in 1928. These letters cover: life aboard the troopship HMAT Medic; fellow 8th Battery soldier Tom Cusack; his time in camp in Egypt, including his sightseeing in Cairo and a night of dancing with a young French woman; his time at Gallipoli; how the battery was exhausted and fatigued after having been in action for ten straight days. The last of his letters is written shortly before going into action on 17 July 1915. Barrett-Lennard was killed in action later that same day.
This file contains:
Letter from Douglas Barrett-Lennard to his father, [at sea], [1914];
Letter from Douglas Barrett-Lennard to his mother, Mena Camp, [Egypt], 2 March 1915;
Letter from Douglas Barrett-Lennard to his mother, "Active Service", [Anzac], 13 May 1915;
Letter from Douglas Barrett-Lennard to his father, Gaba Tepe, 17 July [1915].