| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2020.22.114 |
| Collection number | PR83/022 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | Wallet |
| Item count | 1 |
| Object type | Postcard, Newspaper cutting, Letter |
| Physical description | 25 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Unknown Various |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Date made | 1914-1921 |
| 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. |
Wallet 1 of 1 – Postcards, letters, and news clippings sent to Lawrence Samuel Trousdale, 1914-1921
Description
Collection relating to the First World War service of 6754 Corporal Lawrence Samuel 'Trousers' Trousdale, 8th Field Ambulance, 1914-1921
Wallet 1 of 1 – Collection consists of consists of a several postcards, letters, and other papers sent to Corporal Trousdale, including a post-war recommendation from his pre-war employers at Searl & Sons. One postcard depicts six men in uniform, dated May 1918. The caption states that they are 'Comrades' at Hameln Camp, Hannover, Germany. A newspaper clipping in this collection contains a photograph of six men in uniform holding a stretcher. This may me members of the 8th Australian Field Ambulance, and may include Corporal Trousdale.
The collection also includes a typed copy of the poem 'Same as you', by EJ Brady. There are handwritten amendments on the letter, and notes on the reverse. The poem was sent by Les J Kearn, Newcastle.