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Letters from Walter Thyer [D 5657/42(L)] • Manuscript

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Summary

Letters written by W.H. Thyer to his family during World War I while on a troopship in the Indian Ocean, in Egypt and at Gallipoli, 24 February to 26 August 1915.

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Physical description

Manuscript
photocopied
2 cm

Dates / Publication details

1915

Creator

Thyer, Walter Hervey

Subject

Thyer, Walter Hervey, 1890-1915
National Archives of Australia
World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Egypt -- Personal narratives, Australian
World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Turkey -- Gallipoli Peninsula -- Personal narratives, Australian
Soldiers -- South Australia -- Correspondence

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General notes

For more information see also National Archives of Australia service records.

Historical information

Typescript copies of letters written by Walter H. Thyer, son of James and Isabella Thyer. He was killed in action on the Gallipoli Peninsula 29.8.1915, eights days after the Battle of Hill 60 was launched. The Battle of Hill 60 was the last major assault of the Battle of Gallipoli. It was launched on August 21, 1915 to coincide with the attack on Scimitar Hill made from the Suvla front by General Stopford's British IX Corps.

Digitisation information

Date

28/05/2021

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3,572 x 4,986 pixels (17.8 MP)

Size

53.45 MB

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