| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | RCDIG0000036 |
| Collection number | 3DRL/3376 6/- |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | Series |
| Item count | 141 |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Various |
| Date made | 1915-1919 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copying Provisions | Digital format and content protected by copyright. |
Series 6: Correspondence between Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood, Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson, and Lady Helen Munro Ferguson, 1915-1919
Description
This series contains letters exchanged by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood and Sir Ronald Craufurd Munro Ferguson between 4 August 1915 and 4 September 1919. During this period, Munro Ferguson was the Governor-General of Australia. Some of the subjects discussed in these letters include recruitment, the conscription referendum, discipline, the evacuation from Gallipoli, demobilisation, peace celebrations, and conditions in the trenches. This series also contains a file of correspondence between Birdwood and Lady Helen Munro Ferguson about official recognition for nominated members of the Australian Red Cross.
- Letters written to Birdwood by Sir Ronald Craufurd Munro Ferguson and other correspondents, 1915-1917
- Correspondence from Sir Ronald and Lady Helen Munro Ferguson to Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood, 1917-1919
- Letters and cablegrams written by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood to Sir Ronald Craufurd Munro Ferguson, 1915
- Letters written by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood to Sir Ronald Craufurd Munro Ferguson, 1916
- Letters written by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood to Sir Ronald Craufurd Munro Ferguson, 1917
- Letters written by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood to Sir Ronald Craufurd Munro Ferguson, 1918
- Letters written by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood to Sir Ronald Craufurd Munro Ferguson, 1919
- Correspondence between Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood and Lady Helen Munro Ferguson, 1918-1919