| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | RCDIG0000035 |
| Collection number | 3DRL/3376 5/1 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | File |
| Item count | 22 |
| Object type | Letter |
| Physical description | 65 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Murdoch, Keith Arthur |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London |
| Date made | 1916-1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copying Provisions | Digital format and content protected by copyright. |
Correspondence with Sir Keith Arthur Murdoch, 1916 -1918
Description
This folder contains 21 letters written by Sir Keith Arthur Murdoch to Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood between 23 October 1916 and 10 June 1918. Also included is a telegram sent by Murdoch to The Sun newspaper in relation to the promotion of Monash to Corps Commander. Some of the topics discussed in this correspondence include the conscription referendums held in Australia in October 1916 and December 1917, the outcome of soldiers’ vote on conscription, and Murdoch’s brother Alan who served with the 37th Infantry Battalion.
This file contains:
Letter from Keith Arthur Murdoch to Birdwood, 23 October 1916
Letter from Keith Arthur Murdoch to Birdwood, 5 November 1916 [includes newspaper clipping titled "Ballot of the Australian Troops"
Letter from Keith Arthur Murdoch to Birdwood, [Christmas 1916]
Letter from Keith Arthur Murdoch to Birdwood, 12 February 1917
Letter from Keith Arthur Murdoch to Birdwood, 8 April 1917
Letter from Keith Arthur Murdoch to Birdwood, 11 June 1917
Letter from Keith Arthur Murdoch to Birdwood, 11 July 1917
Letter from Keith Arthur Murdoch to Birdwood, 7 November 1917
Letter from Keith Arthur Murdoch to Birdwood, 8 November 1917
Letter from Keith Arthur Murdoch to Birdwood, 8 November 1917
Letter from Keith Arthur Murdoch to Birdwood, 12 November 1917
Letter from Keith Arthur Murdoch to Birdwood, 29 November 1917
Letter from Keith Arthur Murdoch to Birdwood, 27 December 1917 [includes “Notes on the Australian Conscription Referendum”]
Letter from Keith Arthur Murdoch to Birdwood, 8 April 1918
Letter from Keith Arthur Murdoch to Birdwood, 23 April 1918
Letter from Keith Arthur Murdoch to Birdwood, 8 May 1918 [includes copy of a telegram dated 2 May 1916]
Letter from Keith Arthur Murdoch to Birdwood, 21 May 1918
Letter from Keith Arthur Murdoch to Birdwood, 22 May 1918 [includes registered envelope]
Letter from Keith Arthur Murdoch to Birdwood, 25 May 1918
Letter from Keith Arthur Murdoch to Birdwood, 3 June 1918
Letter from Keith Arthur Murdoch to Birdwood, 10 June 1918
Telegram from Keith Arthur Murdoch to ‘The Sun’, 20 June 1918