Letters and papers relating to the service of Harold Gordon Cornell, 1916 - 1917

Letters and papers relating to the First World War service of Second Lieutenant Harold Gordon Cornell, No. 2 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps.

This collection contains letters from 2nd Lt. Cornell to his wife, Millie, that were written between 1 and 30 December 1916 on his voyage aboard the troopship HMAT Ulysses to a training camp in England. In these letters, he writes about the landscape, building, culture and people at Freetown, Sierra Leone. He also notes the problems of censorship, food supplies, church services and parades, sickness and the conditions of the camp.

Documents that were compiled while he was training as a pilot at Netheravon Airfield in England as well as Cornell's graduation certificate certifying qualification for service in the Royal Flying Corps are also included.

This file contains:

Biographical note for Harold Gordon Cornell, [date unknown];
Letter from Harold Gordon Cornell to Jessie Millicent Cornell, [At sea], 1 - 3 December 1916;
Letter from Harold Gordon Cornell to Jessie Millicent Cornell, [At sea], 8 - 16 December 1916;
Letter from Harold Gordon Cornell to Jessie Millicent Cornell, [England], 24 - 30 December 1916;
Graduation certificate for Cadet Harold Gordon Cornell, [6 November 1917];
Rules of the Air, Major-General J.M. Salmond, 22 August 1917;
Rules of the Air at Netheravon, Lieutenant-Colonel P.H.L. Playfair,12 March 1917;
4 Wing Standing Orders, Lieutenant-Colonel P.H.L. Playfair, [1917];
Hints on flying, Lieutenant-Colonel P.H.L. Playfair, Netheravon, 13 April 1917;
Instructions to pupils on arrival, Netheravon, [1917];
Note to all pilots and pupils from Major commanding 29th Training Squadron, [1917].