| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | RCDIG0000380 |
| Collection number | 3DRL/3424 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | File |
| Item count | 1 |
| Object type | Letter |
| Physical description | 26 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Kirkpatrick, John Simpson Kirkpatrick, Sarah Simpson |
| Place made | Australia: South Australia, Port Pirie, Australia: Victoria, Melbourne |
| Date made | 1914 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Letters between John Simpson Kirkpatrick and his Mother, 1914
Description
Letters relating to the First World War service of 202 Private John Simpson Kirkpatrick, 3rd Field Ambulance. The letters were exchanged between John Simpson and his mother, Sarah Kirkpatrick, between 1 March and 25 December 1914. Four of the letters were written on board the SS Yankalilla, two were written from Blackboy Camp in Western Australia, two at unknown locations and two were written by his mother in South Shields, England.
File contains:
Letter from John Simpson to his mother, 1 March 1914;
Letter from John Simpson to his mother, 9 April 1914;
Letter from John Simpson to his mother, 5 May 1914;
Letter from John Simpson to his mother, 30 May 1914;
Letter from Sarah Kirkpatrick [his mother] to John Simpson, 17 August 1914;
Letter from Sarah Kirkpatrick [his mother] to John Simpson, 3 September 1914;
Letter from John Simpson to his mother, 13 September 1914;
Letter from John Simpson to his mother, 14 October 1914;
Letter from John Simpson to his mother, 20 December 1914;
Letter from John Simpson to his mother, 25 December 1914.