| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2017.6.215 |
| Collection number | 3DRL/0518 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | File |
| Item count | 2 |
| Object type | Diary |
| Physical description | 76 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Downes, Rupert Major |
| Place made | Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli |
| Date made | 1915-1916; Unknown |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Gallipoli letters of Rupert Major Downes
Description
Letters relating to the First World War service of Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Major Downes, 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance. These letters written between 15 May 1915 to 21 January 1916. These letters cover: The armistice to bury the dead on the 24 of May; his opinions of Australian soldiers; his description of the landscape at Gallipoli; his living and working conditions on Gallipoli; the situation of the Australian Army Medial Corps on Mudros during may 1915 and his opinion of the evacuation of Gallipoli
This file contains:
Notebook containing transcribed letters from Rupert Major Downs to his wife Doris with personal sections removed, 15 May 1915 - 24 June 1915 and 21 January 1916. The maker of the notebook is unknown
Letter from Rupert Major Downes to Colonel, Mudros, 30 July 1915.