Blatch, John Stanley (Private, b.1896 – d.1917)

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Accession Number AWM2021.592.1
Collection type Private Record
Record type Collection
Measurement Extent: 1 cm; Wallet/s: 1
Object type Letter, Poem
Maker Blatch, John Stanley
Date made 1917
Access Open
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Description

Collection relating to the First World War service of 2871 Private John Stanley Blatch, 60 Australian Infantry Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, England, 1917.

Wallet 1 of 1 – Contains poems and letters [with associated envelopes] written by Private Blatch during his service in the 60 Australian Infantry Battalion in England, dated 1917. Items include:

1x Poem titled ‘Anzacs’, written by Private Blatch, c1917. This three-part poem relates to remembrance of Anzac servicemen.
1x Poem titled ‘A Glad Home-Coming’, written by Private Blatch, c1917. In this poem Private Blatch writes from the perspective of an Anzac solider, asking his ‘dear’ if the toll of the war has affected their relationship and his return home.
2x Letters written by Private Blatch to his sister Miss Prudence Grace Blatch, England, 1917. In the first letter, dated 2 February, he writes to inform of her of his arrival in England, recovery from an illness and befriending of an English girl. In the second letter, dated 4 April 1917, he writes to inform her of his posting to France. On the reverse of this letter is a letter written by Mrs Phil Cupil [exact identity unknown] to Private Blatch, sending him good health and well wishes.