| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2020.22.317 |
| Collection number | PR87/199 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | Wallet |
| Item count | 1 |
| Object type | Diary, Letter, Postcard, Photograph, Certificate |
| Physical description | 118 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Tovell, Timothy William |
| Place made | At sea, Australia, France |
| Date made | 1896-2002 |
| 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 2 - Papers relating to Henri Hermene Tovell and the Tovell family, November 1896 - August 2002
Description
Collection relating to the First World War experiences and interwar life of French war orphan Henri Hermene Tovell and his foster father 2198 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Timothy William Tovell, No. 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, At sea, England, France and Australia, 1896-1928, 1953, 2000-2002.
Wallet 1 of 2 - Contains an assortment of photocopied and printed material broadly arranged according to object type and subject as outlined below:
1. Timothy William Tovell work diary kept during the period he commenced an apprenticeship on 24 March 1898 through to 16 June 1913, with itemised entries recording jobs completed in England and Australia. The work diary also includes several entries on writing conventions.
2. Gertrude Mary Ann Tovell travel diary kept during the period 17 January to 17 March 1912 whilst sailing from London to Brisbane when the Tovell family emigrated to Australia.
3. Birth and marriage certificates and extracts thereof relating to Timothy Tovell, his wife Gertrude Tovell and the birth of their daughter Gertrude Annie Tovell.
4. Tovell family papers containing a wide variety of material covering the period 1912 to 2002. Items include several farewell messages sent to the Tovell family prior to their departure to Australia, an unidentified newspaper clipping from January 1912, extracts from Timothy Tovell's First World War autograph book, a letter from Henri Tovell to his foster parents dated 8 November 192[6], a letter from Major Patrick Eugene Coleman informing Timothy Tovell of Henri's death dated 25 May 1928, and extracts of a letter from Edith Lock (née Tovell) to her niece Sally Elliot dated 19 May 2000. The remaining items comprise printed copies of correspondence, papers and photographs relating to Timothy Tovell and Henri from the First World War and the Tovell family in England and Australia.
5. Coroners proceedings of inquest into the death of Henri Tovell dated 28 May 1928.
6. Selected correspondence from National Archives of Australia Series Number A705 File 202/3/334 containing letters concerning Henri's employment with the Royal Australian Air Force, his death and his interment.