| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2018.19.44 |
| Collection number | 2DRL/0045 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | File |
| Item count | 32 |
| Object type | Letter |
| Physical description | 131 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Short, Lionel Gordon |
| Place made | At sea, Egypt, France, United Kingdom: England |
| Date made | 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copying Provisions | Digital format and content protected by copyright. |
Letters written by Lionel Gordon Short, 1916
Description
File of letters relating to the First World War service of Lieutenant Lionel Gordon Short, 23rd Infantry Battalion. This file contains both original and typed copied letters. These letters written between 24 February and the 23 December 1916 mention: his trip from Australia to Egypt and the trip from Egypt to France; the duties expected of him and the soldiers around him; his thoughts about the 1916 referendum and life at and around the front line.
This file contains:
Typed copy of a letter from Lionel Gordon Short, Seymour Military Camp, 24 February 1916;
Typed copy of a letter from Lionel Gordon Short, At sea, 1 April 1916;
Typed copy of a letter from Lionel Gordon Short, [At sea], 8 April 1916;
Letter from Lionel Gordon Short to his mother, SS Malwa, 14 April 1916;
Typed copy of a letter from Lionel Gordon Short, 1 May 1916;
Typed copy of a letter from Lionel Gordon Short, 7 May 1916;
Typed copy of a letter from Lionel Gordon Short, 14 May 1916;
Letter from Lionel Gordon Short to his mother, 19 May 1916 [includes partial transcription];
Letter from Lionel Gordon Short to his mother, 25 May 1916 [includes partial transcription];
Typed copy of a letter from Lionel Gordon Short, At Sea , 25 May 1916;
Letter from Lionel Gordon Short to his mother, France, 5 June 1916 [includes partial transcription];
Letter from Lionel Gordon Short to his mother, France, 16 June 1916 [includes partial transcription];
Letter from Lionel Gordon Short to his mother, 27 June 1916 [includes partial transcription];
Letter from Lionel Gordon Short to Ernest [his brother], At [the] Front, 1 July 1916 [includes partial transcription];
Letter from Lionel Gordon Short to his mother, 5 July 1916 [includes partial transcription];
Letter from Lionel Gordon Short to his mother, 13 July 1916 [includes partial transcription];
Letter from Lionel Gordon Short to Ernest [his brother], France, 23 July 1916 [includes partial transcription];
Letter from Lionel Gordon Short to his mother, 19 August 1916 [includes partial transcription];
Letter from Lionel Gordon Short to his mother, 7 September 1916 [includes partial transcription];
Typed copy of a letter from Lionel Gordon Short, 10 September 1916;
Letter from Lionel Gordon Short to his mother, 23 September 1916 [includes partial transcription];
Typed copy of a letter from Lionel Gordon Short, 25 September 1916;
Typed copy of a letter from Lionel Gordon Short, 1 October 1916;
Typed copy of a letter from Lionel Gordon Short, 14 October 1916;
Typed copy of a letter from Lionel Gordon Short, 19 October 1916;
Letter from Lionel Gordon Short to his mother, 25 October 1916 [includes partial transcription];
Typed copy of a letter from Lionel Gordon Short, 19 November 1916;
Typed copy of a letter from Lionel Gordon Short, 29 November 1916;
Letter from Lionel Gordon Short to his mother, Oxford, 10 December 1916;
Letter from Lionel Gordon Short, Oxford, 11 December 1916;
Typed copy of a letter from Lionel Gordon Short, London, 12 December 1916;
Typed copy of a letter from Lionel Gordon Short, 23 December 1916.