| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR00255 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 141 items |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Johnstone, John Lorimer Gibson |
| Date made | 1915-1918 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM371 93/0253 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Johnstone, John Lorimer Gibson (Captain, later Brigadier. b.1881 - d.1968)
Description
Letters to his family while on active service with British artillery at Cape Helles, and with 1 Div. Artillery Heavy Trench Mortar Battery in France and Belgium. Comments on Turks, landing at Anzac Cove, the effects of the war on France, conscription, leave in Britain, his attitude to artillery and light horse units, family matters, other servicemen from the Armidale district.