Photostat copies of letters from Charles Albert Barnes to his mother, 1914

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Accession Number RCDIG0000154
Collection number 1DRL/0091
Collection type Digitised Collection
Record type File
Item count 4
Object type Letter
Physical description 42 Image/s captured
Maker Barnes, Charles Albert
Place made Australia: Victoria, Melbourne
Date made 1914
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Description

Photostat copies of letters relating to the First World War service of Captain Charles Albert Barnes, 11th Battalion. The original letters were written by Captain Barnes to his mother between 14 November and 25 December 1914. The letters include mentions of the voyage to Egypt as part of the First Convoy, the Sydney-Emden battle, Mena Camp and Christmas 1914. These photostat copies were made in 1928 by Australian War Memorial. The location of the original letters is unknown.
This file contains:
Letter from Charles Barnes to his mother, 14 November 1914 [photostat];
Letter from Charles Barnes to his mother, 24 November 1914 [photostat];
Letter from Charles Barnes to his mother, 7 December 1914 [photostat];
Letter from Charles Barnes to his mother, 25 December 1914 [photostat].