| Places | |
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| Accession Number | PR00349 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 113 items |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Braithwaite, William McCarthy |
| Date made | 1916-1918 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM315 419/016/038 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Braithwaite, William McCarthy (Captain,b.1892 - d.1918)
Description
Letters describe his enlistment and training, and active service until his death in action. Includes comments on Britain's social, political, and military system, conscription, futility of war, leave in Paris and Britain. Numerous battles are mentioned, including Bapaume, Bullecourt, Ypres, Broodseinde, Villers-Bretonneux, August 1918 offensive. Includes transcript by W. Braithwaite Calder.