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Letter from Ross Smith during World War I to his mother, Palestine [PRG 18/17/48/4] • 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 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.

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Physical description

1 letter (3 pages) : handwritten ; 0.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

27 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
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

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4,904 x 3,880 pixels (19.0 MP)

Size

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