| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2020.22.194 |
| Collection number | PR04612 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | Wallet |
| Item count | 1 |
| Object type | Typescript |
| Physical description | 153 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Walton, Bill Walton, William Francis |
| Place made | At sea |
| Date made | 1916-1918 |
| 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 3 of 3 - Transcript of letters from William Francis Walton to his family, 1916 - 1918
Description
Collection relating to the First World War service of 3256 Private William Francis "Will" Walton, 54 Battalion, At sea, England, France and Belgium, 1916-1918.
Wallet 3 of 3 - Collection consists of typed transcripts of 78 handwritten letters from Private Walton to his parents and siblings, 11 November 1916-11 April 1918. Subjects include: embarkation; military training at Camp 11 at Hurdcott in England; church and military parades; food consumption and preparation; medical examinations; leave; recreation and entertainment; sightseeing; embarking for France; march to camp at Ponelles; unsanitary conditions at camp; religious services and ceremonies; attending Mass and confession at the RC [Roman Catholic] Club; military training; contracting dysentery and medical treatment; weather; comfort parcels; Catholic statuary; religious conversions; contracting trench fever; conscription, politics; rationing; casualties on the Western Front; and war atrocities.
The transcription was made by Private Walton's nephew, William "Bill" Walton, c. 2000.