Wallet 2 of 2 - Correspondence from Norman Cartmell Heathcote to his family and letters from immediate and extended family, October 1916 - March 1919

Heathcote, Norman Cartmell (Lieutenant, b.1887 - d.1973)

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Places	Europe: France, Nord Pas de Calais, Pas de Calais, Boulogne Europe: France, Paris Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Albert Bapaume Area, Bapaume Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Bapaume Cambrai Area, Bullecourt Europe: United Kingdom, England, Devon, Torquay Europe: United Kingdom, England, Greater London, London Europe: United Kingdom, England, Lancashire, Preston Europe: United Kingdom, Scotland, Glasgow Oceania: Australia, Victoria, Melbourne
Accession Number	AWM2020.7.121
Collection number	PR02015
Collection type	Digitised Collection
Record type	Wallet
Item count	1
Object type	Letter
Physical description	140 Image/s captured
Maker	Heathcote, Norman Cartmell
Place made	Australia, France
Date made	1916-1919
Conflict	First World War, 1914-1918
Copying Provisions	Digital format and content protected by copyright.

Description

Collection relating to the First World War service of 3792 Lieutenant Norman Cartmell Heathcote, 5 Machine Gun Battalion, Australia, At sea, Egypt, France, England and Scotland, 22 June 1915 - 30 March 1919.

Wallet 2 of 2 - Contains handwritten letters from Heathcote to his family and handwritten copies of letters to his family, some of which are incomplete, in addition to several letters written by immediate and extended family. These letters cover the period 4 October 1916 to 30 March 1919 and largely relate to Heathcote's service on the Western Front with the 15th Machine Gun Company and 5th Machine Gun Battalion. Subjects discussed include training, promotion, moving to the front lines, cold weather and muddy conditions, taking precautions against trench foot, the prevalence of influenza or "dog disease", recreation and several periods of leave in France, England and Scotland. He describes day-to-day duties in considerable detail and offers observations of exploring no man's land, German troop movements and Allied operations including the Battle of Hamel. Correspondence from immediate and extended family include several letters from Heathcote's mother and a letter from relative Ted Holmes [10528 Sergeant Edward Selwyn Holmes] to Heathcote's brother Harold.