| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2016.30.51 |
| Collection number | 1DRL/0220 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | File |
| Item count | 43 |
| Object type | Letter |
| Physical description | 137 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Cox, Albert Charles |
| Place made | Egypt, France |
| Date made | 1915-1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Letters from Albert Charles Cox to his mother, 1915-1916
Description
Letters relating to the First World War service of Lieutenant Albert Charles Cox, 14th Australian Machine Gun Company. The letters were written by Lieutenant Albert Cox to his mother, Mrs Cora Cox, at sea, and in Egypt and France. These letters describe his trip from Australia on HMAT Port Lincoln, his life and training in Egypt, gifts he had sent home and mail he had received, the Anzac Day sports tournament in Egypt, and his eagerness to join the fighting in France.
This file contains:
Letter from Albert Charles Cox to "Dearest" [his mother], 17 October 1915;
Letter from Albert Charles Cox to "Dearest" [his mother], At sea, 30 October to 3 November 1915;
Letter from Albert Charles Cox to "Sweetheart", At sea, 10 November to 14 November 1915;
Letter from Albert Charles Cox to his mother, At sea, 18 November 1915;
Letter from Albert Charles Cox to his mother, Egypt, 22 November 1915;
Letter from Albert Charles Cox to his mother, [Egypt], 29 November to 30 November 1915;
Letter from Albert Charles Cox to "Dearest" [his mother], [Egypt], 8 December to 10 December 1915;
Letter from Albert Charles Cox to "Dearest" [his mother], Heliopolis, 14 December 1915;
Letter from Albert Charles Cox to his mother, Zeitoun, 17 December 1915;
Letter from Albert Charles Cox to "Dearest" [his mother], 24 December to 26 December 1915;
Letter from Albert Charles Cox to "Dearest" [his mother], Cairo, 30 December to 31 December 1915;
Letter from Albert Charles Cox to his mother, [Egypt], 2 January to 3 January [1916];
Letter from Albert Charles Cox to his mother, Cairo, 8 January 1916;
Letter from Albert Charles Cox to "Dearest" [his mother], Zeitoun, 16 January 1916;
Letter from Albert Charles Cox to "Dearest" [his mother], Zeitoun, 22 January 1916;
Letter from Albert Charles Cox to "Dearest" [his mother], Zeitoun, 24 January to 25 January 1916;
Letter from Albert Charles Cox to his mother, Aerodrome Camp [Egypt], 30 January 1916;
Letter from Albert Charles Cox to "Dearest" [his mother], Cairo, 3 February to 4 February 1916;
Letter from Albert Charles Cox to "Dearest" [his mother], Zeitoun, 11 February to 12 February 1916;
Letter from Albert Charles Cox to his mother, Zeitoun, 17 February 1916;
Letter from Albert Charles Cox to "Dearest" [his mother], Zeitoun, 20 February to 23 February 1916;
Letter from Albert Charles Cox to"Dearest" [his mother], Cairo, 26 February 1916;
Letter from Albert Charles Cox to "Dearest" [his mother], Tel-el-Kebir, 1 March 1916;
Letter from Albert Charles Cox to "Dearest" [his mother], 2 March to 5 March 1916;
Letter from Albert Charles Cox to "Dearest" [his mother], Egypt, 6 March to 11 March 1916;
Letter from Albert Charles Cox to "Dearest" [his mother], Egypt, 20 March 1916;
Letter from Albert Charles Cox to "Dearest" [his mother], Egypt, 23 March to 24 March 1916;
Letter from Albert Charles Cox to "Dearest" [his mother], Egypt, 31 March 1916;
Letter from Albert Charles Cox to "Dearest" [his mother], Egypt, 2 April to 4 April 1916;
Letter from Albert Charles Cox to "Dearest" [his mother], Egypt, 6 April to 14 April 1916;
Letter from Albert Charles Cox to "Dearest" [his mother], Egypt, 22 April to 23 April 1916 ;
Letter from Albert Charles Cox to "Dearest" [his mother], [Egypt], 26 April to 29 April 1916;
Letter from Albert Charles Cox to his mother, Egypt, 4 May 1916;
Letter from Albert Charles Cox to "Dearest" [his mother], [Egypt], 6 May to 9 May 1916;
Letter from Albert Charles Cox to "Dearest" [his mother], [Egypt], 19 May to 20 May 1916;
Letter from Albert Charles to "Dearest" [his mother], [Egypt], 26 May 1916;
Letter from Albert Charles Cox to "Dearest" [his mother], Egypt, 3 June 1916;
Letter from Albert Charles Cox to "Dearest" [his mother], [Egypt], 7 June to 8 June 1916;
Letter from Albert Charles Cox to "Dearest" [his mother], [Egypt], 11 June 1916;
Letter from Albert Charles Cox to "Dearest" [his mother], [Egypt, France], 15 June to 22 June 1916;
Letter from Albert Charles Cox to "Dearest" [his mother], [At sea, S.S. Canada], 24 June 1916;
Letter from Albert Charles Cox to "Dearest" [his mother], France, 26 June to 3 July 1916;
Letter from Albert Charles Cox to "Dearest" [his mother], France, 14 July 1916.