| Accession Number | AWM2017.6.37 |
|---|---|
| Collection number | PR82/008 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | Item |
| Item count | 2 |
| Object type | Letter |
| Physical description | 6 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
O'Sullivan, Henry William Unknown |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Mosman, Egypt: Cairo |
| Date made | 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copying Provisions | Digital format and content protected by copyright. |
Letter from Captain O.C. D'Alton to the editor of the Sydney Morning Herald, 14 October 1915
Description
Letter from Captain O.C. D'Alton to the editor of the Sydney Morning Herald, Mosman, 14 October 1915. The letter mentions an enclosed letter from a soldier which the editor is to publish in his newspaper. The attached letter is from 957 Private Henry William O'Sullivan, 15th Battalion to Captain O.C. D 'Alton, 11 September 1915, Mena Hospital, Cairo. In the letter O'Sullivan refutes the claims found published in the paper of poor treatment in the hospitals and shares his poem "The Boys of the Fifth Brigade”.