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Letters written to his family from Egypt & Palestine [PRG 1511/1/8/5] • Manuscript

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Summary

A selection of fifteen World War I letters, January 1916 - December 1918, written by Bert Penna to his mother and family in Sevenhills, South Australia while he was serving in the 11th Light Horse Regiment in Egypt, Heliopolis and Palestine. He describes the people he meets, including some whom he knows from the Clare Valley.

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Physical description

Manuscript
handwritten
1.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

1916-1918

Creator

Penna, William Herbert

Subject

Australia. Army. Light Horse Regiment, 11th
World War, 1914-1918, -- Personal narratives, Australian
Soldiers -- South Australia -- Correspondence

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Digitisation information

Date

28/05/2010

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,486 x 1,670 pixels (4.2 MP)

Size

12.48 MB

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