| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR00054 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 17 items |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Clarke, James Vincent Clarke, Oliver Joseph Bourke |
| Place made | Egypt, France, Ottoman Empire: Palestine |
| Date made | 1916-1917 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM371 91/0196 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Clarke, Oliver Joseph Bourke (Private, b.1892 - d.1963); Clarke, James Vincent (Gunner, b.1893 - d.1962)
Description
Collection relating to brothers Private Oliver Joseph Bourke Clarke and Gunner James Vincent Clarke. Collection consists of photocopies of letters written home to their family. Pte Oliver Clarke's letters written between August 1916 and March 1917, discuss Light Horse patrols in Egypt and Palestine, Battle of Romani, and the humourous capture of a Turkish soldier. Gnr James Clarke's letters, written between January and July 1917, discuss his hospitalisation, joining of a heavy artillery brigade and the fighting at Pozieres.