| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2016.30.63 |
| Collection number | 1DRL/0198 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | File |
| Item count | 1 |
| Object type | Letter |
| Physical description | 53 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Chapman, Percy Wellesley |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Egypt, France |
| Date made | 1915-1917; 1927 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Photostat copy of letters from Percy Wellesley Chapman to his mother, 5 April 1915 to 1 February 1917
Description
Letters relating to the First World War service of Captain Percy Wellesley Chapman, 55th Battalion. In these letters to his mother, Chapman details his experiences in Egypt, on the Western Front in France, and time in England, including being presented with his Military Cross by King George. These copies were made by the Australian War Memorial in 1927.
This file contains:
Letter from Percy Wellesley Chapman to his mother, 5 April 1915;
Letter from Percy Wellesley Chapman to his mother, 17 September 1915;
Letter from Percy Wellesley Chapman to his mother, 21 May 1916;
Letter from Percy Wellesley Chapman to his mother, 24 June 1916;
Letter from Percy Wellesley Chapman to his mother, 24 July 1916;
Letter from Percy Wellesley Chapman to his mother, 8 September 1916;
Letter from Percy Wellesley Chapman to his mother, 17 September 1916;
Letter from Percy Wellesley Chapman to his mother, 29 September 1916;
Letter from Percy Wellesley Chapman to his mother, 8 November 1916;
Letter from Percy Wellesley Chapman to his mother, 27 November 1916;
Letter from Percy Wellesley Chapman to his mother, 31 December 1916;
Letter from Percy Wellesley Chapman to his mother, 1 February 1917.