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Letter from Ross Smith during World War I to his mother, Palestine [PRG 18/17/46/1] • Manuscript

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Summary

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.

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Physical description

1 letter (4 pages) : handwritten ; 0.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

20 September 1918

Creator

Smith, Ross Macpherson

Collection

Part of Ross and Keith Smith Collection

Subject

Smith, Ross Macpherson, Sir, 1892-1922
Smith, Jessie, 1860-1947
World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, Australian
World War, 1914-1918 -- Aerial operations, Australian
Handley Page (bomber)
Airmen -- South Australia -- Correspondence

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General notes

To view records of further correspondence in this series do an ARCHIVAL NUMBER search on PRG 18/17.

Digitisation information

Date

26/07/2018

Format

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Resolution

4,014 x 5,054 pixels (20.3 MP)

Size

60.88 MB

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