Wallet 1 of 2 - Papers relating to the service of Stewart Murray Hansen, 1915 - 1917
Description
Papers relating to the First World War service of Captain Stewart Murray Hansen, MC, 14 Battalion, 1915-1917.
Wallet 1 of 2 - Collection includes letters from Captain Hansen to family in Victoria, written between February 1915 and September 1916, Captain Hansen's pocket diaries for 1916 and 1917, press cuttings, hand-drawn plans of Durrant's Post, Sarpi Rest Camp and other places, hand-drawn map of Gallipoli Peninsula, letter of condolence, and sundry other items.
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Places
- Africa: Egypt
- Europe: France
- Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Albert Bapaume Area, Pozieres Area, Mouquet Farm
- Europe: Greece, Aegean Islands, Lemnos
- Europe: Greece, Aegean Islands, Lemnos, Sarpion
- Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli
- Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Anzac Area (Gallipoli), Quinn's Post Area, Courtney's Post
- Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Sari Bair Area, Cheshire Ridge
- Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Sari Bair Area, Hill 60 (Gallipoli)
- Oceania: Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, Williamstown
Subjects
- Aerial darts
- Anzac Day
- Architects
- Biscuits
- Boredom
- Casualties
- Chaplains
- Christmas
- Convalescent care facilities
- Cooking equipment and utensils
- Diaries
- Dugouts
- Dust
- Egyptians
- Exercises and manoeuvres
- Exhaustion
- Fiancee
- Food consumption
- Forced marches
- Frostbite
- Inspections
- Leaflet dropping
- Letters
- Letters of condolence
- Military Cross
- Naval guns
- Optimism
- Periscopes
- Pneumonia
- Press cuttings
- Prisoners of war
- Psychologically disturbed
- Ramadan
- SS Transylvania
- Snipers
- Stretcher bearers
- Trenches
- Weddings
- Wet weather
- Wounded