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  1. Abbott, Charles Lydiard (Captain, 12th LHR, AIF b.1886)

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    Maker: Abbott, Charles Lydiard Aubrey

    PHOTOCOPY OF LETTER WRITTEN IN 1973 DESCRIBING CHARGE OF BEERSHEBA AND ATTACHMENT OF EXPLANATORY NOTES ON SKETCH MAP OF THE CHARGE BY F R MASSIE HELD IN THE MITCHELL LIBRARY

    PR86/300

  2. Adams, Arthur Talbot Scott, MM (Lieutenant. b.1885 - d.1968)

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    Maker: Adams, Arthur Talbot Scott

    Collection relating to service of Lieutenant Arthur Talbot Scott Adams MM, 12 Light Horse Regiment, Cairo and Palestine. Diaries mention Adams' personal health, activities of 12 Light Horse Regiment,...

    1DRL/0005

  3. Anderson, Alexander J (Alex) (Corporal, 4th L H Regt d.1919)

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    Maker: Anderson, Alexander John

    Related to the First World War service of 1076 Corporal Alexander J (Alex) Anderson 4 Light Horse Regiment. Six original handwritten letters, describing camp life in Egypt and service in Palestine. Co...

    2DRL/0065

  4. Anderson, Cauldwell Hamilton (Lieutenant Colonel, b.1870 - d.?)

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    Maker: Anderson, Cauldwell Hamilton

    Collection relating to the service of Lieutenant Colonel Cauldwell Hamilton Anderson, Australian Army Medical Corps, Egypt, 1916. Collection includes typewritten report on Anderson's experiences with...

    1DRL/0032

  5. Aspinall, Fred Rupert (Sergeant, MID, 1st Signal Sqn, AIF d.1964)

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    Maker: Aspinall, Fred Rupert

    MIXED COLLECTION OF PERSONAL PAPERS DETAILING SIGNAL DUTIES ON GALLIPOLI UNTIL EVACUATED WITH ENTERIC FEVER, CORRESPONDENCE FROM HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS RELATING EVENTS WITHIN AUSTRALIA, PARTICULARLY T...

    PR88/096

  6. Ayliffe, Maurice (Sapper, b.? - d.1918)

    Private Record

    Maker: Ayliffe, Maurice

    Collection relating to service of 2160A Private Maurice Ayliffe, 2 Field Squadron Engineers, Palestine, 1918. Collection includes letters to family in England. Copies made by Australia House, London...

    1DRL/0076

  7. Backhouse, Nigel A'Beckett Talworth, (Chaplain Major, b.? - d.?)

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    Maker: Backhouse, Nigel A'Beckett Talworth

    detailed papers discuss the role of chaplains and the need for adequate army back-up. Includes narratives of the Light Horse actions at Beersheeba and Amman. Various monographs contain a detailed an...

    1DRL/0617

  8. Barton, Brian Templar (Corporal, b.1889 - d.1917)

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    Maker: Barton, Brian Templar Shany, Eythan

    Eight page typed biographical account written by Eythan Shany, of the life and death in battle of Cpl Barton. The story is woven around the accidental discovery in 1972 of a tombstone noting the buria...

    3DRL/6256

  9. Barton, Brian Templar, (Private, b.1889 - d.1917)

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    Maker: Barton, Brian Templar

    A quite detailed account which describes actions against the Turks between August 1916 and March 1917.

    2DRL/0054

  10. Bayley, Francis Wilton (Private, b.1896 - d.1974)

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    Maker: Bayley, Frank Wilton

    Collection relating to 16917 Private Francis Wilton Bayley, Imperial Camel Corps, First World War. Collection comprises a diary written by Bayley in 1917, mainly detailing his experiences on board t...

    PR03431

  11. Beatty, Robert T (b.1871 - d.1936) Ryrie, Granville (Sir)

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    Maker: Ryrie, Granville de Laune

    Letters written by Sir Granville Ryrie to Robert. T Beatty, from the period 1914-1935. The bulk of the letters were written in 1914-1918, sent from Gallipoli, Jericho, Egypt, Palestine and London.

    PR01288

  12. Bell, William John (Sergeant, b.1890 - d.1918)

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    Maker: Bell, William John

    Collection relating to service of 53 Sergeant William John Bell, 1 Light Horse Field Ambulance, ANZAC and Egypt, 1914-1917. Collection includes diary kept by Bell with movements and locations.

    1DRL/0110

  13. Bostock, Henry P (Sergeant)

    Private Record

    Maker: Bostock, Henry Phillips

    Collection relating to the First World War service of 1310 Sergeant Henry (Harry) P Bostock, 10 Australian Light Horse. Collection consists of an extensive set of diaries; notebooks; letters, letterc...

    PR83/110

  14. Bourchier, Murray W (Lieutenant Colonel, 4th LH Regt b.1881)

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    Maker: Bourchier, Murray William James

    AWRS RESUME OF SERVICE. LETTERS FROM GALLIPOLI, PALESTINE AND SYRIA. MENTIONS EVACUATION AND ATTACK ON BEERSHEBA. LETTER RE ARMISTICE AND NOTING FRIENDS WHO DIED

    2DRL/0444

  15. Bradshaw, Edward Charles (Sapper, b.1894 - d.1962)

    Private Record

    Maker: Bradshaw, Edward Charles

    Diaries kept by Sapper Edward Bradshaw during his service with the 5th Troop, Field Squadron Engineers, Australian Mounted Division (Aust Mtd Div) in Egypt, Sinai and Palestine. Entries in the first d...

    PR00790

  16. Broome, Stanley (Private, b.c.1890 - d.?)

    Private Record

    Maker: Broome, Stanley

    Related to the First World War service of 280 Private Stanley Broome, 12th Australian Light Horse Regiment. Collection consists of a photocopy of a bound typescript of letters written by Pte Broome. ...

    PR91/053

  17. Brown, E A (Driver, b.1887)

    Private Record

    Maker: Brown, Edwin Albert Ernest

    Collection relating to No 48 Driver E A Brown, 1st ALH Regiment and 1st Signal Squadron, WW1. Collections consists of two diaries with regular entries covering training in Egypt and service on Gallip...

    2DRL/1285

  18. Brown, Mildred (Sister); Various

    Private Record

    Collection of postcards, a letter and souvenirs. The letters is written to Sister Mildred Brown, Australian Army Nursing Service, 1917, from Geoff Eagar in Palestine. Most of the postcards are from Ge...

    PR02065

  19. Bull, Joseph

    Private Record

    Maker: Bull, Joseph

    Copy of a diary written by Joseph Bull, spanning October 1916-February 1919, describing experiences of serving in First World War, with the Australian Flying Corps (AFC) in the Middle East, mainly Pal...

    PR01547

  20. Burton, Francis James (Lieutenant, b.? - d.1917)

    Private Record

    Maker: Burton, Francis James

    Collection relating to service of Lieutenant Francis James Burton, 4 Light Horse Regiment, Egypt, Gallipoli and Palestine, 1914-1917. Collection includes copies of letters written home to family in A...

    1DRL/0168

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