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Letters written by Eric Walker [D 8679/2/1(L)] • Manuscript

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Summary

Three letters written by Eric Walker (aka Thomas Walker) whilst on active service. The first letter, dated 20 December 1914, was written from a camp near Cairo; the second, dated 16 March 1915 was sent from Heliopolis, Greece; whilst the final letter, written on one side of a piece of cardboard salvaged from some packaging was dated 28 July 1915. On the verso of this final letter is the recipient's name and address (Mr A Carrol [?] / Bagot St / Hilton / S Aus), together with various postal markings. The latter include 'On Active Service / No Stamps Available', the 'Passed By' censor's red stamp, the black ink circular postmark of the '4th. AUST. INF BGDE [??]-VII-15 FIELD P.O.'. [This field post office operated at Gallipoli from 25 April until September 1915, when it relocated to Mudros on the nearby island of Lemnos; it returned to Gallipoli from early November to mid-December 1915.]

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Physical description

Manuscript (handwritten)
0.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

1914-1915

Creator

Walker, Eric

Subject

Walker, Eric, 1887-1915
Soldiers -- South Australia -- Correspondence
World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Turkey -- Gallipoli Peninsula -- Personal narratives, Australian

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Historical information

Eric Walker - who enlisted (as Thomas Walker) in the 3rd Light Horse (A.I.F.) on 25 August 1914 at Morphetville - left Adelaide on the 'Port Lincoln' on 21 October 1914, and for overseas on the 'Commonwealth' on 28 March 1915. He was killed in action at Gallipoli on 12 August 1915, and buried at Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli.

Digitisation information

Date

19/06/2013

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image/tiff

Resolution

2,632 x 4,104 pixels (10.8 MP)

Size

32.43 MB

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