| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | MSS1445 |
| Collection type | Manuscript |
| Measurement | Extent: .5 cm; Wallet/s: 1 |
| Object type | Poem |
| Maker |
Bilston, Euliseus St Ives |
| Place made | Australia, Canada, Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli |
| Date made | 1915; 1992 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM371 93/0015 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required., Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
Bilston, Euliseus St Ives (Private, b.1872 - d.1938)
Description
Collection relating to the First World War service of 398 Private Euliseus St Ives Bilston, 28 Battalion, Australia, Gallipoli, 1915.
Wallet 1 of 1 - Consists of two poems by Bilston. The first, titled "Out to Win", was written prior to embarkation from Australia. The second was written at Gallipoli following a fruitless search of the Lone Pine battlefield for the body of his nephew, 1125 Private Charles Currie of the 7th Battalion. The collection also includes a poem by Ron Beamish, written in response to Bilston's poems in 1992.