| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2017.6.197 |
| Collection number | 2DRL/0123 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | File |
| Item count | 2 |
| Object type | Letter |
| Physical description | 106 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Adcock, Garnet Ingamells |
| Place made | Belgium, France |
| Date made | 1916-1919; 1930 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copying Provisions | Digital format and content protected by copyright. |
Letters written by Garnet Ingamells Adcock, 1916-1919
Description
Transcript of letters relating to the First World War service of Captain Garnet Ingamells Adcock, 2nd Australian Tunnelling Company. These letters, transcribed by Adcock, cover the period 28 May 1916 to 22 April 1919. At the start of the file is a disclaimer by Adcock stating that many of the letter are excerpts with some details expanded by him as he was transcribing. These letters mention: the voyage aboard HMAT Warilda; camp life; leave in England and the south of France; trench and Tunnelling techniques; his work after his diagnosis of 'shellshock'; his work in using the existing catacombs in France as part of warfare; boredom at the front; his visit to germany in 1919 and his marriage to Belgian woman in 1918.
This file contains:
96 pages of extracts of letter transcribed by Captain Garnet Ingamells Adcock, 28 May 1916 - 19 April 1919 [also includes excerpts from war diaries]
Transcribed letter from Garnet Ingamells Adcock to [his parents], Marchienne-au-pont, 22 April 1919