Corona 3 typewriter: Captain C E W Bean, Official Correspondent, AIF

Places
Accession Number RELAWM01098
Collection type Heraldry
Object type Heraldry
Physical description Metal, Rubber, Wood
Location Main Bld: First World War Gallery: Western Front 1917: Spring Advance
Maker Smith-Corona Typewriters
Place made United States of America
Date made Unknown
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Description

Official War Correspondent Charles Bean's Corona Type 3 Typewriter.

History / Summary

Bean used this typewriter during the Gallipoli campaign and the AIF's first year on the Western Front.

On 25 March 1917, Bean left for Lagnicourt to observe the attack and left his personal belongings in a dug out in Bapaume. A large delayed action mine exploded and the dug out collapsed, burying two men along with Bean's belongings. The typewriter was recovered two days later but was damaged beyond repair and had to be replaced.