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  1. Aarons, Daniel Sidney (Captain, b.1885 - d.1983)

    Private Record

    Maker: Aarons, Daniel Sidney

    Collection relating to the First World War service of Captain Daniel Sidney Aarons MC and Bar, 16 Battalion AIF, France, 1918. Wallet 1 of 1 - Contains three letters written by Captain Daniel Sidney ...

    2DRL/0166

  2. Aarons, Daniel Sidney (Captain, MC & Bar, 16th Bn, b.1885 - d.1983)

    Private Record

    Maker: Aarons, Daniel Sidney

    SCRAPBOOK OF LETTERS, POEMS, CARTOONS AND POSTCARDS. DIARY - DAILY ENTRIES CONTAINING SOME QUITE DETAILED ENTRIES ABOUT TACTICS AS WELL AS DAILY MATTERS. DESCRIBES ADVANCE IN OCCUPIED AREAS AFTER THE ...

    3DRL/7047

  3. Abberton, Leslie J (Private, 2nd Mg Sqn d.1917)

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    Maker: Abberton, Leslie John

    LETTERS OF SYMPATHY, CARDS, ENVELOPES, TRAIN TICKET. FIELD SERVICE POSTCARDS AND LETTERS FROM ABBERTON. FEW DETAILS. INFORMATION ON THE POSITION OF ABBERTON'S GRAVE

    3DRL/7170(A)

  4. Abberton, Sidney M (Lance Corporal, 18th Bn)

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    Maker: Abberton, Sidney M

    LETTERS HOME FROM ABBERTON, QUITE LENGTHY, DESCRIBING CONDITIONS. HANDKERCHIEF BEARING ABBERTON'S SISTER'S ADDRESS

    3DRL/7170(B)

  5. Abbott, Francis Arthur (Sergeant, b.1893 - d.1918)

    Private Record

    Maker: Abbott, Francis Arthur

    Collection relating to the First World War service of 3170 Sergeant Francis Arthur Abbott, serving with 33 Battalion in France, 1917-1918. Collection consists of four letters from Abbott to family me...

    1DRL/0001

  6. Abbott, Paul D M (Sergeant, AAMC and Anzac Corps HQ)

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    Maker: Abbott, Paul de Mont

    LETTERS HOME - VERY DESCRIPTIVE. CORRESPONDENCE REGARDING ABBOTT'S RANK - VERY LENGTHY. LETTERS FROM BIRDWOOD AND MAJ GEN C MANIFOLD ON ABBOTT'S DEATH IN 1952. MISCELLANEOUS CARDS, MOVEMENT ORDERS AND...

    3DRL/4073(B)

  7. Aberdeen, Harry Alexander (Private, b.1895 - d.1917)

    Private Record

    Maker: Aberdeen, Harry Alexander

    Collection of letters (handwritten copies) from 2955 Private Harry Alexander Aberdeen, serving with 47 Battalion, France, 1916-1917 to his mother in Australia. Letters detail the voyage to England vi...

    1DRL/0002

  8. Abson, Matthew (Captain, 6th Bn. b.1891)

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    Maker: Abson, Matthew

    EXTRACTS FROM DIARY RELATING DETAILS OF SERVICE IN FRANCE. DETAILED ENTRIES. COVERS PERIOD 1916- 1918

    2DRL/0007

  9. Ackerly, William A H (Private, 21st Battalion, AIF b: c. 1889 d.1917)

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    Maker: Ackerly, William Arthur Harry

    TWO DIARIES COVERING 1916 TO FEB 1917 DESCRIBING EMBARKATION AND VOYAGE TO FRANCE, CONDITIONS AND LIFE IN TRENCHES

    PR86/001

  10. Ackroyd, Percy (Private, 14 Machine Gun Company, AIF)

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    Maker: Ackroyd, Percy

    PERSONAL SERVICE PAPERS, POSTCARD LETTERS FROM LARKHILL CAMP, DEMOBILISATION PAPERS AND LATER CIVILIAN REGISTRATION IDENTITY CARD

    PR83/199

  11. Adams, Arthur James (Private, b.1888 - d.1916)

    Private Record

    Maker: Adams, Arthur James

    Collection relating to the First World War service of 78 Private Arthur James Adams, 13 Field Ambulance, Gallipoli and France, 1915-1916. Collection consists of a handwritten diary covering the perio...

    1DRL/0004

  12. ADAMS, W G (CAPTAIN, DSO, MC, 45TH BN b.1896)

    Private Record

    Maker: Adams, William George

    COMMUNICATIONS RE INVESTITURE WITH DSO. DIARY, REGULAR ENTRIES FOR 1917. BRIEF

    2DRL/0486

  13. Adams, William Affleck (Major, b.1869 - d.1917)

    Private Record

    Maker: Adams, William Affleck

    Collection of letters (photocopies) relating to service of Major William Affleck Adams, DSO 3 Pioneer Battalion, France, 1916-1917. Letters written to Adams' wife and children describe training in En...

    1DRL/0008

  14. Adcock, Garnet Ingamells (Lieutenant Colonel, b.1895 - d.1956)

    Private Record

    Maker: Adcock, Garnet Ingamells

    First World War service documents of Lieutenant Colonel Garnet Ingamells Adcock. The collection comprises a field message book for October 1918 containing carbon copies of personal reminders for meet...

    PR01757

  15. Adcock, Garnet Ingamells (Major, b.1895 - d.1956)

    Private Record

    Maker: Adcock, Garnet Ingamells

    Collection relating to the service of Major Garnet Ingamells Adcock, 2nd Australian Tunnelling Company, First World War. Consists of detailed descriptions of service in the trenches in France, coveri...

    2DRL/0123

  16. Addis, Henry H (Lieutenant, MM, 46th Bn)

    Private Record

    Maker: Addis, Henry H

    DIARY - BRIEF DAILY ENTRIES. GENERAL ACCOUNT OF DUTIES AND LOG OF MOVEMENTS IN FRANCE, 1916

    3DRL/6370

  17. Addison, Archibald Walter MM, (Corporal, b.1897 - d.?)

    Private Record

    Maker: Morshead, Leslie James

    Collection relating to the First World War service of 1343 Corporal Archibald Walter Addison MM, 33 Battalion. Collection consists of a Certificate of Discharge and copy of the citation for his Milit...

    PR86/309

  18. Addison, Robert MM (Corporal, b.1890 - d.1943)

    Private Record

    Maker: Addison, Robert

    Transcript of the World War One diary of Cpl Robert Addison MM. The diary describes the journey to England, training in England, the fighting he was involved in on the Western Front, being awarded the...

    PR00442

  19. Adey, John Kellerman, OBE (Lieutenant Colonel, b.1887 - d.1959)

    Private Record

    Maker: Adey, John Kellerman

    Collection relating to service of Lieutenant Colonel John Kellerman Adey OBE, 5 Field Ambulance, France, 21 February 1915-28 April 1917. Collection includes carbon copies of messages as written into ...

    1DRL/0010

  20. Adey, John Kellerman, OBE (Lieutenant Colonel, b.1887 - d.1959)

    Private Record

    Maker: Adey, John Kellerman

    Unit diary for 3 Casualty Clearing Station for the period August 1918 to February 1919. Adey details the large number of patients they are receiving daily, the number of mustard gas cases, setting up ...

    PR00173

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