| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 1DRL/0009 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 3 wallets: 3 cm |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Addison, Wilfred Emmott |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne |
| Date made | 1928 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM93 12/11/45 |
| 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. |
Addison, Wilfred Emmott (Lieutenant, b.1887 - d.1915)
Description
Collection (photostat copies and original manuscript) relating to the First World War service of Lieutenant Wilfred Emmott Addison, 18 Battalion, Egypt and Gallipoli, 1915. Collection consists of a diary in the form of a letter describing voyage to, and hospital activities in, Cairo. Also included are letters to Addison's mother detailing his activities in Egypt and preparation for Gallipoli. There is also a photostat copy of a signal giving landing instructions for the battalion at Gallipoli, and letters of condolence following Addison's death on 22 August 1915.
History / Summary
Diary entry for 12 August 1915 describes awareness of Gallipoli losses and Addison's application for discharge from hospital in order to join the battalion for the relief operation to Gallipoli - 'It would be awful to be left.'
Biographical note: 2nd Lieutenant Wilfred Emmott Addison, 18 Battalion, AIF. Killed in action, Gallipoli, 22 Aug 1915. Age 28. Son of Glentworth and Harriet Binning Addison of Emmott Castle Hill Rd., Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, Native of Yass, NSW.
- Diary for Wilfred Emmott Addison, 1915
- Photostat copy of the diary for Wilfred Emmott Addison, 1915
- Letters from Wilfred Emmott Addison to his Mother, 1915
- Operation order and map relating to Wilfred Emmott Addison, 1915
- Letter from Charlie Addison to his Mother, 1915
- Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Chapman to Mrs Addison, 1915
- Letter from YMCA to Mrs Addison, 1915
- Letter from Reverend George Trilford Walden to Mrs Addison, 1916
- Letter from Sergeant Roberts to Mrs Addison, 1916
- Letter from Brigadier Holmes to Mrs Addison, 1916
- Letter from Sergeant Webster to Mrs Addison, 1916
- Extract relating to Wilfred Emmott Addison, Undated