| Place | Oceania: New Guinea1 |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 3DRL/1561 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Broad, Dennis Gurney |
| Place made | Pacific Islands: Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Gazelle Peninsula, Rabaul Area, Rabaul |
| Date made | 1914 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM315 749/013/001 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
| Transcript | Download PDF document of Broad, Dennis Gurney (Private, b.1883 - d.1916) (file) |
Broad, Dennis Gurney (Private, b.1883 - d.1916)
Description
Collection relating to the First World War service of 190 Private Dennis Gurney Broad, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (AN&MEF). Collection consists of two letters written by Pte Broad to his mother. They were written from Rabaul and are dated 18 September and 4 October 1914 respectively. He comments about his experience with the AN&MEF and the war in general, including his belief that the war would be over within a few months.