| Unit | 3rd Australian Field Ambulance |
|---|---|
| Place | Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli |
| Accession Number | RCDIG0000381 |
| Collection number | 3DRL/3424 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | File |
| Item count | 9 |
| Object type | Letters |
| Physical description | 19 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Kirkpatrick, John Simpson Pearson, Annie Simpson |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, Tyne and Wear, South Shields |
| Date made | 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copying Provisions | Attached digital images and content are protected by copyright. They are reproduced here for research and study only by permission of the family. If you wish to use or quote from these images, you must contact the Memorial’s Research Centre via info@awm.gov.au or 02 6243 4315. |
Letters between John Simpson Kirkpatrick and his Family, 1915
Description
Letters relating to the First World War service of 202 Private John Simpson Kirkpatrick, 3rd Field Ambulance. The letters were exchanged between John Simpson and his sister, Annie Kirkpatrick, between 3 January and 15 June 1915. Six of the letters were written from an unknown location and the three written by Annie Kirkpatrick were dated after Simpsons's death.
File contains:
Letter from John Simpson to his mother, 3 January 1915;
Letter from John Simpson to his mother, 7 January 1915;
Letter from John Simpson to his mother, 10 January 1915;
Letter from John Simpson to his mother, 17 January 1915;
Letter from John Simpson to his mother, 24 January 1915;
Letter from John Simpson to his mother, 28 February 1915;
Letter from Annie Kirkpatrick [his sister] to John Simpson, 24 May 1915;
Letter from Annie Kirkpatrick [his sister] to John Simpson, 3 June 1915;
Letter from Annie Kirkpatrick [his sister] to John Simpson, 15 June 1915.
