| Place | Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Albert Bapaume Area, Pozieres Area, Pozieres |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | EXDOC007 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 leaf; 15 x 17 cm, on mount 24 cm x 21 cm |
| Object type | Papers |
| Maker |
White, Ralph Moreton |
| Place made | France: Picardie, Somme, Albert Bapaume Area, Pozieres Area, Pozieres |
| Date made | 1916-07-23 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
White, Ralph Moreton (2nd Lieutenant)
Description
Collection relating to service of Major Ralph Moreton White MC, 9 Battalion, Pozieres, France, 1916. Collection includes a note from White to his Commanding Officer reporting on battle progress and on the lack of machine gun ammunition.
History / Summary
This item may have been on exhibition at either the Sydney or Melbourne exhibitions of the Australian War Memorial.
Note reads " 23.7.1916.
To: C O 9 Battn [Battalion]
From: Lt R M White
We now have command of the situation & have succeeded in bombing the Boche out of Pozieres
Machine gun ammunition has nearly run out.
This is about a sketch of our trenches & have started a sap straight up from point X.
[Signed] R. M. White Lt"