| Place | Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Albert Bapaume Area, Pozieres Area, Pozieres |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | EXDOC009 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 leaf 16 cm x 12 cm, mounted on paper 26 x 21 cm. |
| Object type | Papers |
| Maker |
Medcalf, Ferdinand George |
| Place made | France: Picardie, Somme, Albert Bapaume Area, Pozieres Area, Pozieres |
| Date made | 1916 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Medcalf, Ferdinand George (Captain)
Description
Collection relating to service of Captain Ferdinand George Medcalf DSO, 11 Battalion, Pozieres, 1916. Collection includes a note written while Captain Medcalf was in command of A Company 11 Battalion reporting on the wounding of Major Joseph Thomas Milner.
History / Summary
This item may have been on exhibition in the Australian War Memorial Sydeny or Melbourne exhibitions.
Item reads
"3 Bd [Brigade] 1.10am 23/7/16
CO
XIth
Holding & digging in 1st obj[ective].
Major Milner wounded. Don't know much [crossed through] anything of 2nd or 3rd obj[ective].
Medcalf Capt
A Coy XI