| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2018.19.11 |
| Collection number | PR04512 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | File |
| Item count | 41 |
| Object type | Letter, Photograph |
| Physical description | 154 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Reynolds, Herbert Vincent |
| Place made | At sea, Egypt: North Egypt, Mena, Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli |
| Date made | 1914-1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copying Provisions | Digital format and content protected by copyright. |
Correspondence between Herbert Vincent Reynolds and his family, 1914-1915
Description
Letters relating to the First World War service of 622 Private Herbert Vincent Reynolds, 1st Field Ambulance. These letters were written by Herbert and his mother between 2 October 1914 and 19 December 1916. In his letters he covers: The voyage over to Egypt, remarking on the restriction of going to shore at Albany and Colombo; the slowness of the mail service; the conditions in camp and the places he visits in Egypt; his movement and some of the action at Gallipoli and his time in England at the end of 1915.
Also included is a letter from May Stones to her cousin Francis Reynolds (Herbert's mother) which mentions her son 437 Pte Ellis Andrew Stones and one of the two boys she had boarding with her before the war - 422 Private William Walter Highton Elliot. His brother 2487A Henry 'Harry' James Elliot is mentioned by Herbert as 'Harry' in a few letters.
Transcript of these letters can be found in 'An Anzacs Story' By Rex Reynolds [MSS1666]
This file contains:
Letter from Bert to his mother, 2 October [1914];
Letter from Bert to his mother, 27 December 1914;
Letter from [Herbert's mother] To Bert, Sebastopol, 27 December 1914 [sent with letter dated 28 December 1915];
Letter from Mother, Sister and Brother To Bert, 28 December 1914 [ Sent with letter dated 27 December 1915 and returned to sender. Includes original and return to sender envelopes];
Letter from Bert to his mother, T.S. Berrima, 12 January 1915;
Letter from Mother to Bert, Sebastopol, 12 January 1915 [This letter was returned to sender. Includes envelope];
Letter from Bert to Mother, T.S. Berrima, [19] January 1915;
Letter from Bert to Mother, T.S. Berrima Port Said, 31 January 1915 [Includes envelope];
Letter from Bert to Mother, Abbassia, Abassieh, 6 [February] 1915;
Letter from Bert to Mother, Mena Camp, 12 February 1915;
Letter from Bert to Stan, Mena Camp, 12 February 1915;
Letter from Bert to Mother, 1st Field Ambulance, 1st Aust Division, A.I.E.F, 21 February 1915;
Letter from Bert to Mother, 1st Field Ambulance, 1st Aust Division, A.I.E.F, 27 February 1915 [included a photograph of Pte Chalk P09114.011];
Letter from Bert to Mother, 1st Field Ambulance, 1st Aust Division, A.I.E.F, Egypt, 7 March 1915;
Letter from Bert to Mother, Egypt, 13 March 1915;
Letter from Bert to Mother, Egypt, 20 March 1915;
Letter from Bert to Mother, Egypt, 26 March 1915;
Letter from Bert to Mother, 9 April 1915;
Letter from May [Stones] to Fran [Reynolds, her cousin], 'Rewena', 12 May 1915;
Field service postcard, 10 June 1915;
Letter from Bert to Mother, 23 June 1915 [Letter is written on the back of part of letter from his Brother Stan. Includes Envelope];
Letter from Bert to Mother, Gallipoli, 7 July 1915 [Includes envelope];
Letter from Bert to Mother, Gallipoli, 15 July 1915 [Includes envelope];
Letter from Bert to Mother, Gallipoli, 30 July 1915;
Letter from Bert to Mother, Gallipoli, 21 July 1915 [Includes envelope];
Field service postcard, 28 August 1915;
Letter from Bert to Mother, St Georges Hospital, Malta, 29 August 1915;
Letter from Bert to Mother, HMS Hospital Ship Plassy, English Channel, 11 September 1915. [Includes envelope];
Telegram to Mrs Reynolds informing her that Private H V Reynolds is sick, 18 September 1915. [Includes envelope];
Letter from Bert to Mother, London, 19 September 1915. [Includes envelope];
Letter from Bert to Mother, 40 Weymouth Street, London, 24 September 1915. [Includes envelope];
Notice from J.M. Lean, Base Records Office to Mrs Reynolds, 28 September 1915. [Includes envelope];
Letter from Bert to Mother, 40 Weymouth Street, London, 6 October 1915;
Letter from Mother to Bert, Sebastopol, 31 October 1915 [This letter was returned to sender. Includes original and redirected envelopes];
Letter from Bert to Mother, Australian & New Zealand Base Depot, Monte Video Camp, Weymouth, Dorset, 4 November 1915 . [Includes envelope];
Letter from Bert to Stan [his brother], Australian & New Zealand Base Depot, Monte Video Camp, Weymouth, Dorset, 4 November 1915 . [Includes envelope];
Letter from Bert to Mother, Australian & New Zealand Base Depot, Monte Video Camp, Weymouth, Dorset, 14 November 1915 . [Includes envelope];
Report from Base Records Office, A.I.E.F. to Mrs Reynolds, notifying of Pte Reynolds' admission into a hospital on London, 21 November 1915. [Includes Envelope];
Letter from Bert to Mother, Australian & New Zealand Base Depot, Monte Video Camp, Weymouth, Dorset, 4 December 1915 . [Includes envelope and photographs];
Letter from Mother to Bert, Sebastopol, 7 December 1915 [This letter was returned to sender. Includes envelope];
Letter from Bert to Mother, Retreat Hotel, Parkestone, 27 December 1915;