| Accession Number | AWM2017.6.64 |
|---|---|
| Collection number | PR82/008 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | Item |
| Item count | 4 |
| Object type | Letter |
| Physical description | 13 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Criss, Joseph |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, South Yorkshire, Sheffield |
| Date made | 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copying Provisions | Digital format and content protected by copyright. |
| Transcript | Download PDF document of Letter from Private Joseph Criss to his sister, 12 August 1916 (file) Download PDF document of Letter from Private Joseph Criss to his sister, 12 August 1916 (file) |
Letter from Private Joseph Criss to his sister, 12 August 1916
Description
Letter from 2612 Private Joseph Criss, 55th Battlaion to his sister, Mrs M[ay] Stephens, Wharneliffe War Hospital, Sheffield, England, 12 August 1916. In the letter Criss tell of how he was incorrectly listed as missing on the front, his involvement in the Battle of Fromelles and gives a detailed description of the death of two of his friends by an exploding shell. Included with the letter is the envelope from Criss, the envelope used to forward the letter to the Sydney Morning Herald and self-addressed stamped reply envelope. A transcription of this letter is available.