| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 2DRL/0280 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Way, Marshall Western Moore |
| Place made | At sea, Egypt, France, Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli |
| Date made | 1915-1916 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM93 12/11/3515 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
| Transcript | Download PDF document of Way, Marshall Western Moore (b.1896 - d.1916) (file) |
Way, Marshall Western Moore (b.1896 - d.1916)
Description
Collection relating to the First World War service of 2604 Lance Corporal Marshall Way, 16 Battalion. The collection consists of fifteen handwritten letters from L/Cpl Way to his mother between September 1915 and August 1916. The letters describe conditions, Wassah - the 'red light' district of Cairo, censorship, and the evacuation of Gallipoli. Lance Corporal Way was killed in action at Mouquet Farm on 31 August 1916.
A transcript of this diary is available (pdf file)