| Place | Europe: France |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR83/022 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | Extent: .5 cm; Wallet/s: 1 |
| Object type | Papers |
| Maker |
Trousdale, Laurence Samuel |
| Date made | 1914-1921 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM315 419/071/037 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Trousdale, Lawrence (Corporal, MM, b.1892 - d.1941)
Description
Collection relating to the First World War service of 6754 Corporal Lawrence Samuel 'Trousers' Trousdale, 8 Field Ambulance, 1914-1921
Wallet 1 of 1 – Collection consists of several postcards, letters, and other papers sent to Corporal Trousdale, including a post-war recommendation from his pre-war employers at Searl & Sons. One postcard depicts six men in uniform, dated May 1918. The caption states that they are 'Comrades' at Hameln Camp, Hannover, Germany. A newspaper clipping in this collection contains a photograph of six men in uniform holding a stretcher. This may be members of 8 Australian Field Ambulance, and may include Corporal Trousdale.
The collection also includes a typed copy of the poem 'Same as you', by E J Brady. There are handwritten amendments on the letter, and notes on the reverse. The poem was sent by Les J Kearn, Newcastle.