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Letter from Ross Smith during World War I to his mother, Palestine
Letter from Ross to his mother, Jessie Smith, during his active service during World War I. Written in Palestine. Ross voices concerns over being overly lauded in the newspapers for his flying during the War. Descibes his office/workshop tent catching fire that day.
16th Reinforcements, 10th Battalion, World War I.
A large formal group of South Australian soldiers trained as the 16th Reinforcements for the 10th Battalion during World War I, at Mitcham army camp. Two civilian women sit in the front row where colours are spread out behind a small drum. The commanding officer of the 10th Battalion, 16th Reinforcements was Lieutenant Rufus Phillip Ford, with other officers Eric Charles Harvey, James Bichan McLean and John Gladstone Sinclair.
Letter from Ross Smith during World War I to his mother, Palestine
Letter from Ross to his mother, Jessie Smith, during his active service during World War I. Written in Palestine. Mentions difficulties of flying at higher altitude of 19,000 feet in his Bristol fighter aircraft, being awarded Captaincy and a Bar, being known as the 1st Squadron Australian Flying Corps instead of 67th and other happenings.
Letter from Ross Smith during World War I to his mother, Palestine
Letter from Ross to his mother, Jessie Smith, during his active service during World War I. Written in Palestine. Includes mentions of flying on patrols, awards, riding in a steeplchase, total of 500 hours flying time, other matters.
Letter from Ross Smith during World War I to his mother, Palestine
Letter from Ross to his mother, Jessie Smith, during his active service during World War I. Written at the George Nungovich Egytian Hotels Co. Grand Continental Hotel, Cairo during 10 days leave. Describes brief accounts of airborne fighting, shopping in Cairo, outings, Keith doing an instructors course, and an application for leave to visit home in Australia.
Letter from Ross Smith during World War I to his mother, Palestine
Letter from Ross to his mother, Jessie Smith, during his active service during World War I. Written in Palestine. Mentions return from leave in Cairo and outings while there, a patrol Nazareth and the Sea of Galilee, an air fight with enemy planes, flying the more powerful 250 HP aircraft and other matters.
Letter from Ross Smith during World War I to his mother, Palestine
Letter from Ross to his mother, Jessie Smith, during his active service during World War I. Written in Palestine. Mentions capturing and flying an enemy DSA Albatross Scout aeroplane, erection of a monument to soldiers lost in 1917 behind Turkish lines at Gaza.
Letters from Ross Smith during World War I to his mother, Cairo
Letter from Ross to his mother, Jessie Smith, while on active service during World War I. Written at the Shepheard's Hotel in Cairo. Speaks of being selected to fly General Borton's Handley Page bomber and describes the aircraft.
Letter from Ross Smith during World War I to his mother, Cairo
Letter from Ross to his mother, Jessie Smith, during his active service during World War I. Written at the Shepheard's Hotel in Cairo. Speaks of Ross being selected to fly General Borton's Handley Page Bomber.
Letter from Ross Smith during World War I to his mother, Palestine
Letter from Ross to his mother, Jessie Smith, while on active service during World War I. Written in Palestine. Speaks of being in the midst of another advance, and mounted troops having advanced up to Nazareth and Haifa. Also mentions Ross having bombed a large railway junction, bombing the aerodrome at Jenin twice, heavy overall bombing with 5 tons of bombs dropped and 20,000 rounds being directed at the enemy and taking thousands of prisoners.
Letter from Ross Smith during World War I to his father, Palestine
Letter from Ross to his father, Andrew Smith, while on active service during World War I. Written in Palestine. Speaks of sensational victories, the capture of most of the Turkish army, capturing over 2,000 square miles and over 30,000 prisoners in 3 days along with much equipment, and bombing runs over Jenin.
Letter from Ross Smith during World War I to his mother, Palestine
Letter from Ross to his mother, Jessie Smith, while on active service during World War I. Written in Palestine. Speaks of 42,000 prisoners captured, the Infantry breaking the front line and the Light Horse making in through and around the back of the Turkish Army. Also mentions bombing runs including bombing Jenin aerodrome twice, runs of Bristol aeroplanes and bombers all day, flight run up to Haifa, troops away up north of the Sea of Galilee, and the whole of the Turkish Army being captured in those parts.
Letter from Ross Smith during World War I to his mother, Palestine
Letter from Ross to his mother, Jessie Smith, while on active service during World War I. Written in Palestine. Ross speaks of being awarded a second bar to his Distinguished Flying Cross and the associated mission on the 19th October in his aeroplane B1229. Also mentions it being two years since joining the Squadron at Kantara and having done 800 hours of flying time, 200 as an observer and 600 as a pilot.
Letter from Ross Smith following World War I to his mother, Cairo
Letter from Ross to his mother, Jessie Smith, while on active service during World War I. Written at the Shepheard's Hotel, Cairo. Ross speaks of flying to Baghdad in the morning with Generals Salmond[?] and Borton in the morning in his Hanley Page aeroplane, with plans to fly to Australia in the following two months. Also mentions attending a dance that night given by the Russian Grand Duke who killed Rasputin, and the Commander in Chief visiting Cairo.
Letter from Ross Smith following World War I to his mother, Baghdad
Letter from Ross to his mother, Jessie Smith, while on active service during World War I. Written at the Hotel Maude, Baghdad. Ross speaks of flying from Cairo on the Friday and arriving in Baghdad the following day with Generals Salmond[?] and Borton and two mechanics in his Hanley Page aeroplane, with plans to fly to India along the Persian Gulf and down to Kerachi the following day. The departure date was then moved to the day after, the 4th December. From there Ross and General Borton would start plans to fly to Australia.
Letter from Ross Smith following World War I to his mother, Persian Gulf
Letter from Ross to his mother, Jessie Smith, while on active service during World War I. Written at Chabahar, Persian Gulf. Ross speaks of plans of arriving in India the following afternoon in the Handley Page bomber after flying to Karachi and two days later arriving in Delhi. Also mention of the aeroplane flying well with the Rolls Royce engines purring along for well, with the longest air time being seven hours from Damascus to Baghdad.
Children and the war effort, 1914-1918
Possibly a school yard in Adelaide where children have brought collecting boxes to the central stand with contributions for the war effort during World War I.
World War I memorial at One Tree Hill
A close view of a World War I war memorial at One Tree Hill, South Australia commemorating the lives of William Charles Kelly, 3rd Light Horse; Private Alexander Howard Blencowe, 48th Battalion; Private Albert Arthur Shillabeer, 48th Battalion; and Private Andrew William Shillabeer, 10th Battalion. A memorial listing those fallen in World War II was added to the tier below at a later date.
World War One correspondence from Alexander (Alick) Charles Anderson to Ruby Jennings
Sixty postcards and silk embroidered cards sent mostly from Alexander (Alick) Charles Anderson to his future wife Ruby Jennings during World War I. There are some unwritten postcards with pictures of Cairo and Ceylon (Sri Lanka), and some have annotations. A small number of the postcards are written to Ruby from either Eliza or Tom.
Portrait of a World War One soldier and his mother
Copy of a portrait of an Australian soldier in World War One uniform with his mother. Thought to be Amelia (Caroline Amelia Burford, nee Goodes) with her youngest son William Claude Burford.
Keith Smith in a DH.9 at Cramlington
Keith Smith in a DH.9 biplane bomber, at Cramlington.
Keith Smith with flying students
Keith Smith with two of his flying students, wearing flying uniforms and standing on an airfield with aircraft in the background.
Portrait of Keith Smith, Royal Flying Corps
Keith Smith, wearing Royal Flying Corps uniform and a thick scarfe, standing outside his quarters.
Keith taking ammunition on board an aircraft
Keith Smith taking on board ammunition into a biplane.
Party for World War I soldiers
GENERAL: A farewell party given by nursing sisters for their patients at Harefield, England after the end of World War I.
War damaged shops during World War I
Shoppers patronising war damaged shops in England during World War I; wooden boards have replaced windows where notices saying 'business as usual' are displayed.
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[Pass issued to Harry Swift while a resident in Berlin during World War 1]
The pass, with English translation, issued to Harry Swift, an English resident living in Berlin in 1914. Passes were issued to 'all subjects of enemy states' by the Commandant of Berlin, von Boehn, General of Cavalry, and sets out the rules to be followed by these residents. Written in German. The pass is dated 23 November 1914.
European War, 1914-19
European War, 1914-19. Hon. Sir Richard Butler M.P. announcing declaration of war, 5 August 1914. In front of Government Offices, north corner of Victoria Square and Wakefield Street. See account in "The Advertiser" 6 August 1914.
Red Cross fund raising stall during World War I in South Australia
A Red Cross fund raising stall during World War I with a large sign saying 'S.O.S. Send out socks'.
World War I Souvenir Album
A souvenir album "Our Bit in the Great War" comprising World War I service records, photographs and newspaper cuttings of some South Australian soldiers and nurses. (After extensive conservation the album is now in two volumes).