| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 3DRL/2574 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 2 boxes: x 28 cm |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Munro Ferguson, Ronald Craufurd |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, United Kingdom: England |
| Date made | 1914-1920 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM315 419/076/001 |
| 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. |
Munro Ferguson, Sir Ronald (Governor General)
Description
Collection of papers relating to Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson, also known as Lord Novar, Governor-General of Australia during the First World War. Consists of an extensive series of letters written by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood, chiefly, 1915-1919. Birdwood recounted the campaigns at Gallipoli and the Western Front as well as discussing the conscription referenda called by Prime Minister William Hughes. Many of the letters written in 1918-1919 focus on the repatriation of Australian troops and Hughes's attendance at the Paris Peace Conference. Other correspondents include the Minister for Defence, and George F Pearce. Infrequent correspondence from King George VI is confined to cablegrams, expressing approval of or congratulations upon, the awarding of military honours.