| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR90/157 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 4 folders |
| Object type | Papers |
| Maker |
Gardner, Thomas Oliver |
| Date made | 1914-1965 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM371 90/1598 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Gardner, Thomas Oliver (Private, 7 Battalion, 59 Battalion, AIF, b.1881 - d.1918)
Description
Collection documenting Gardner family's experience of W1 and used by Janet Morice in "Six Bob-a Day Tourists". Pte Thomas Gardner's letters describe service in Egypt, Gallipoli, France and Britain and record his deteriorating health and changing attitudes to war and conscription. Papers from Tom's pacifist sister Mabel Drummond, a member of Sisterhood for International Peace and letters from nephew Private Frak Gardner, 17 Battalion, 1918 included.