| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | RCDIG0000218 |
| Collection number | 1DRL/0169 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | File |
| Item count | 17 |
| Object type | Letter |
| Physical description | 65 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Burvett, Alfred Sydney |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Australia: Victoria, Port Phillip Bay, Point Nepean, Egypt, France, Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli |
| Date made | 1914-1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Letters from Alfred Sydney Burvett to his Family, 1914-1916
Description
Letters relating to the First World War service of 157 Sergeant Alfred Sydney Burvett, 24th Battalion. The letters written by Alfred Burvett to hisfamily in Australia between 18 October 1914 to 1 July 1916. In the letters, Burvett provides an insight into his training at Point Nepean, his time at Lone Pine and a detailed description of a raid on German trenches in France.
This file contains:
Letter from Alfred Burvett to his father, 26 October 1914;
Letter from Alfred Burvett to his father, 18 October 1914;
Letter from Alfred Burvett to his father, 19 June 1915;
Letter from Alfred Burvett to his father, 1 August 1915;
Letter from Alfred Burvett to his father, 22 August 1915;
Letter from Alfred Burvett to his father, 1 September 1915;
Letter from Alfred Burvett to his father, 22 September 1915;
Letter from Alfred Burvett to his father, 28 September 1915;
Postcard from Alfred Burvett to his father, 5 October 1915;
Letter from Alfred Burvett to his father, 20 October 1915;
Letter from Alfred Burvett to his father, 8 December 1915;
Letter from Alfred Burvett to his father, 23 January 1916;
Letter from Alfred Burvett to Reg, 5 April 1916;
Letter from Alfred Burvett to his father, 13 April 1916;
Letter from Alfred Burvett to his father, 22 April 1916;
Letter from Alfred Burvett to his father, 9 May 1916;
Letter from Alfred Burvett to his father, 1 July 1916.