| Place | Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 2DRL/0130 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm |
| Object type | Notebook, Letter |
| Maker |
Owen, Robert Haylock |
| Place made | Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli |
| Date made | 1915 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM93 12/11/3631 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Owen, Robert Haylock (Lieutenant Colonel, b.1862 - d.1927)
Description
Collection relating to the First World War service of Colonel (Col) Robert Haylock Owen, (CO 3rd Battalion AIF; and later Commander 1st and 3rd Brigades). Collection consists of a notebook containing operations reports, Gallipoli, April and later; two handwritten copies of letters to his wife in April and May; and what appears an incomplete handwritten and illustrated letter to his wife also written around April. It is written on Royal Mail Steam Packet (RMSP) Company letterhead. All the letters are quite detailed.