| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | RCDIG0000172 |
| Collection number | 1DRL/0083 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | File |
| Item count | 16 |
| Object type | Letter |
| Physical description | 51 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Baker, Ernest William |
| Place made | France, New Guinea1, Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Pacific Islands: Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Gazelle Peninsula, Rabaul Area, Rabaul |
| Date made | 1914-1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Letters from Ernest William Baker to his Family, 1914-1918
Description
Letters relating to the First World War service of 1032 Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant Ernest William Baker, Australian Navy and Military Expeditionary Force (AN&MEF) and 20th Battalion. The letters were written by Ernest Baker to his family between 1 November 1914 and 4 February 1918. In these letters Ernest Baker describes the garrison at Rabaul, the boredom of trench warfare whilst at Gallipoli and the difficulties in transporting supplies to the front line in France.
This file contains:
Letter from Ernest Baker to Jennie [sister], 1 November 1914;
Letter from Ernest Baker to Jennie [sister], 22 October 1915;
Letter from Ernest Baker to Jennie [sister], 13 April 1916;
Letter from Ernest Baker to his father, 24 May 1916;
Letter from Ernest Baker to Jennie [sister], 19 June 1916;
Letter from Ernest Baker to his mother, 26 June 1916;
Letter from Ernest Baker to his family, 15 July 1916;
Letter from Ernest Baker to his family, 29 July 1916;
Letter from Ernest Baker to his mother, 13 August 1916;
Letter from Ernest Baker to his mother, 22 August 1916;
Letter from Ernest Baker to Jennie [sister], 25 September 1916;
Letter from Ernest Baker to his mother, dated 25 September 1916;
Letter from Ernest Baker to Jennie [sister], 2 October 1916;
Letter from Ernest Baker to his mother, 8 October 1916;
Letter from Ernest Baker to his mother, 11 November 1916;
Letter from Ernest Baker to Jennie [sister], 14 February 1918.