| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2018.785.48 |
| Collection number | 1DRL/0362 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | File |
| Item count | 1 |
| Object type | Letter |
| Physical description | 24 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Howell-Price, Owen Glendower |
| Place made | Egypt, France |
| Date made | 1914-1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copying Provisions | Digital format and content protected by copyright. |
| Source credit to | This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government. |
Letters from Owen Glendower Howell-Price to his family, 1914-1916
Description
File of letters relating to the First World War service of Lieutenant Colonel Owen Glendower Howell-Price. 3rd Australian Infantry Battalion. These letters written between 12 December 1914 and 14 August 1916 mention: the trip through the Suez canal and landing at Cairo and onward to Mena; sightseeing at the Pyramids and in Cairo; the deaths of several men, including Captain Charles Edward Leer, Captain Ronald Burns and 733 Private Leonard Charles Hammond; the battle of Lone Pine; his feeling about being made Officer Commanding of the 3rd Battalion and his previous commander Lieutenant Colonel Robert Haylock Owen.
This file contains:
Photostat copy of a letter from Owen Glendower Howell-Price to his family, Mena Camp, 12 December 1914;
Photostat copy of a letter from Owen Glendower Howell-Price to his family, Gallipoli, 9 May 1915;
Photostat copy of a letter from Owen Glendower Howell-Price to his family, Gallipoli, 18 August 1915;
Photostat copy of a letter from Owen Glendower Howell-Price to his family, West Mudros, 17 October 1915;
Photostat copy of a letter from Owen Glendower Howell-Price to his family, Egypt, 16 January 1916;
Photostat copy of a letter from Owen Glendower Howell-Price to his family, Tel-el-Kebir, 20 February 1916;
Photostat copy of a letter from Owen Glendower Howell-Price to his family, France, 4 August 1916;
Photostat copy of an incomplete letter from Owen Glendower Howell-Price to his family, [date unknown].