| Accession Number | AWM2023.6.48 |
|---|---|
| Collection number | PR86/177 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | Whole |
| Item count | 1 |
| Object type | Letter |
| Physical description | 36 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Egypt: Cairo, Egypt: Cairo, Heliopolis, Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli |
| Date made | 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Wallet 1 of 1 - Letters from Alexander Phipps Turnbull to his family, 1915
Description
Collection relating to the First World War service of Second Lieutenant Alexander Phipps Turnbull, 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment, 1914-1918.
Wallet 1 of 1 consists of original letters written by Turnbull to his family from Mena Camp, Egypt and Gallipoli with general descriptions of life and daily news. It includes a letter dated August 4th 1915 sent from Gallipoli Peninsula, just days before Turnbull was killed. The wallet contains a leather pocket album with photos of Turnbull and fiancé Mollie.
History / Summary
Alexander Phipps Turnbull was killed in Gallipoli, Turkey in August 1915, serving 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment.