| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 3DRL/3068 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | Extent: .5 cm; Wallet/s: 2 |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
McCarthy, Joseph Michael |
| Place made | China |
| Date made | 1901 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM315 419/012/010 |
| Conflict |
China, 1900-1901 (Boxer Uprising) |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
McCarthy, Joseph Michael (Able Seaman, b. 1872)
Description
Collection relating to the Boxer Uprising service of 52 Able Seaman Joseph Michael McCarthy, Victorian Naval Contingent, Tientsin, China, 1901.
Wallet 1 of 2 - Contains two photocopies of a handwritten letter with envelope from Joseph Michael McCarthy to his aunt Mrs S Rule as described below.
Wallet 2 of 2 - Contains a handwritten letter from Joseph Michael McCarthy to his aunt Mrs S Rule. McCarthy opens the letter with reference to marches on the Pie Tang Forts and Pao-ting Fu, and the current state of affairs with the Boxers at Tientsin. He largely devotes the remainder of the letter to sightseeing activities in Peking, detailing visits to the Imperial City including access to the Forbidden City with the permission of German officers and while chaperoned by a group of eunuchs, several landmark temples and the Summer Palace.