Letters from John Simpson Kirkpatrick to his Mother, 1913

Place Approximate locations: At sea
Accession Number RCDIG0000379
Collection number 3DRL/3424
Collection type Digitised Collection
Record type File
Item count 1
Object type Letter
Physical description 20 Image/s captured
Maker Kirkpatrick, John Simpson
Place made Australia: New South Wales, Newcastle, Australia: New South Wales, Port Kembla, Australia: South Australia, Port Pirie, Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Australia: Western Australia, Bunbury
Date made 1913
Conflict Period 1910-1919
Description

Letters relating to the First World War service of 202 Private John Simpson Kirkpatrick, 3rd Field Ambulance. The letters were written by John Simpson to his mother, Sarah Kirkpatrick, between 11 January and 31 December 1913. Four of the letters were written on board SS Kooringa, two were written from private addresses in Melbourne and one on board the SS Tarcoola.
File contains:
Letter from John Simpson to his mother, 11 January 1913;
Letter from John Simpson to his mother, 9 February 1913;
Letter from John Simpson to his mother, 14 March 1913;
Letter from John Simpson to his mother, 1 May 1913;
Letter from John Simpson to his mother, 11 June 1913;
Letter from John Simpson to his mother, 11 August 1913;
Letter from John Simpson to his mother, 31 December 1913.