| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | RCDIG0000202 |
| Collection number | 1DRL/0119 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | File |
| Item count | 32 |
| Object type | Letter |
| Physical description | 156 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Biddle, Frederick Leslie |
| Place made | At sea, Egypt: Alexandria, Egypt: Cairo, Egypt: North Egypt, Mena, France, Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London |
| Date made | 1914-1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Letters from Fred Leslie Biddle to his Family, 1914-1915
Description
Letters relating to the First World War service of Captain Fred Leslie Biddle, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade. The letters were written by Fred Biddle to his family in Australia between 13 November 1914 to 13 December 1915. These letters provide detailed recounts of life in Mena camp, his Brigade's landing at Gallipoli, the merits of Turkish soldiers and discuss the effect of Charles Bean's articles on troop morale.
This file contains:
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 13 November 1914;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 23 November 1914;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his father, 11 December 1914;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 15 January 1915;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 24 January 1915;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 12 February 1915;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 28 February 1915;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 28 February 1915;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 7 March 1915;
Letter from Fred Biddle to Hollis, 7 March 1915;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 14 March 1915;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his parents, 21 March 1915;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 28 March 1915;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 5 April 1915;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 29 May 1915;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 25 June 1915;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 14 July 1915;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 29 July 1915;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 5 August 1915;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 17 August 1915;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 12 September 1915;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 5 October 1915;
Field Service Postcard from Fred Biddle to his mother, 9 May 1915;
Postcard from Fred Biddle to his mother, 22 April 1915;
Postcard from Fred Biddle to his mother, 17 April 1915;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 14 October 1915;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 23 October 1915;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 31 October 1915;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 7 November 1915;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 20 November 1915;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 28 November 1915;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 13 December 1915.