| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR01708 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm |
| Object type | Postcard, Diary |
| Maker |
Spencer, Cecil Thomas |
| Place made | Ottoman Empire: Palestine, Syria, Syria: Damascus |
| Date made | 1918-1919 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Spencer, Cecil Thomas (Trooper, b.1893 - d.1982)
Description
Diary, postcards, newscuttings and ephemera relating to the service of (2382) Trooper Cecil Thomas Spencer, 6 Light Horse Regiment in Palestine. The diary and letter postcard record his capture by the Turks at Amman, March 1918 and subsequent hospitalisation in Damascus. Papers include his Second World War Indentity Card and Eastern Command Guerilla Warfare School student's report (1942).