| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2018.19.25 |
| Collection number | PR04512 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | File |
| Item count | 35 |
| Object type | Letter, Photograph |
| Physical description | 121 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Reynolds, Herbert Vincent |
| Place made | Egypt: Suez Canal, France, United Kingdom: England, Dorset, Weymouth |
| Date made | 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copying Provisions | Digital format and content protected by copyright. |
Correspondence between Herbert Vincent Reynolds and his family, 1916
Description
Letters relating to the First World War service of 622 Private Herbert Vincent Reynolds, 1st Field Ambulance. These letters written by Herbert and his mother were written between 5 January 1916 and 19 December 1916. In his letters he covers: his move to France; his feelings about war; the lack of drinking water; sports he played and the items he receives in parcels from both his mother and charities.
Transcript of these letters can be found in 'An Anzacs Story' By Rex Reynolds [MSS1666]
This file contains:
Letter from Bert to Mother, Australian & New Zealand Base Depot, Monte Video Camp, Weymouth, Dorset, 5 January 1916 . [Includes envelope];
Report from J M Lean Base Records Office, to Mrs Reynolds Notifying her of Pte Reynolds' admission into 5th London General Hospital, 6 January 1916;
Letter from Bert to Mother, Monte Video Camp, Weymouth, 28 January 1916 . [Includes envelope];
Letter from Bert to Mother, Monte Video Camp, Weymouth, 7 February 1916 . [Includes envelope and photographs];
Letter from Bert to Mother, Monte Video Camp, Weymouth, 15 February 1916 . [Includes envelope an photographs];
Letter from Bert to Flo [His sister], Monte Video Camp, Weymouth, 16 February 1916 . [Includes envelope];
Letter from Bert to Stan [His brother], Monte Video Camp, Weymouth, 16 February 1916;
Letter from Bert to Mother, H.M.T Kingstonian, Alexandria, 4 March 1916;
Letter from Bert to Mother, Gizeh, Cairo, 6 March 1916;
Report to From Captain J. M Lean, Base Office Records to Mrs Reynolds informing her that Pte H V Reynolds has returned to duty in Egypt, 8 March 1916;
Letter from Bert to Mother, Suez Canal Zone, 13 March 1916 [Includes envelope];
Letter from Bert to Mother, Suez Canal Zone, 17 March 1916 [Includes envelope];
Letter from Bert to Mother, Somewhere in France[On French - Belgian border], 13 April 1916. [Includes envelope];
Letter from Bert to Mother, France, 23 April 1916. [Includes envelope];
Letter from Bert to Mother, Anzac Day, 25 April 1916;
Letter from Loy Brimacombe [Friend of Herbert] to Mrs Reynolds, Egypt, 7 May 1916. [Includes envelope];
Letter from Bert to Mother, France, 9 May 1916. [Includes envelope];
Letter from Bert to Mother, France, 11 May 1916. [Was sent with letter dated 9 May 1916];
Letter from Bert to Mother, France, 25 May 1916. [Includes envelope. Mentions photograph P09114.033];
Letter from Bert to Mother, France, 8 June 1916;
Letter from Bert to Mother, France, 11 June 1916;
Letter from Bert to Mother, France, 12 June 1916;
Letter from Bert to Stan [his brother], France, 12 June 1916. [Includes envelope used to send letters dated 8,11 and 12 June 1916];
Letter from Bert to Mother, France, 25 June 1916. [Includes envelope];
Letter from Bert to Mother, France, 27 June 1916. [letter is written on the back of letter dated 25 June 1916];
Letter from Bert to Mother, 8 July 1916. [Includes envelope used to send letters date 8 and 15 July 1916];
Letter from Bert to Mother, Somewhere in France, 15 July 1916;
Letter from Bert to Mother, France, 2 August 1916;
Field Service Postcard, 18 August 1916;
Letter from Bert to Mother, 30 August 1916. [Includes envelope used to send letters date 2 and 30 August 1916];
Letter from Bert to Mother, 12 September 1916. [Includes envelope];
Letter from Bert to Mother, On Active Service, 22 September 1916. [Includes envelope];
Letter from Bert to Mother, On Active Service, 11 October 1916. [Includes envelope];
Letter from Bert to Mother, Somewhere in France, 3 December 1916. [Includes envelope];
Letter from Bert to Mother, Somewhere in France, 19 December 1916. [Includes envelope].