| Place | Oceania: Pacific Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Gazelle Peninsula, Rabaul Area, Rabaul |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | EXDOC002 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Holmes, William |
| Place made | Pacific Islands: Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Gazelle Peninsula, Rabaul Area, Rabaul |
| Date made | 1914 |
| Access | Open |
| 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. |
Holmes, William, CMG, DSO, VD (Colonel, b.1862 - d.1917)
Description
Collection relating to service of Colonel William Holmes, CMG, DSO, VD. Collection includes a letter written to Holmes by Dr Lederer arranging the details of the surrender of German New Guinea, 12 September 1914.
History / Summary
Although this material has been part of the Australian War Memorial collection since its inception, the actual provenance of this material is not able to be firmly established. It is most likely that the material came to the Memorial along with the bulk of First World War records from the Australian War Records Section. Most of the First World War records were collated and arranged in the 1920s and 1930s to facilitate the working requirements of the Official Historian of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF), Dr C. E. W. Bean. The original location of the material could also have originally been with the records that were later formed into AWM33 New Guinea campaign records, 1914-18 War.