| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR04495 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | Extent: .5 cm; Wallet/s: 1 |
| Object type | Letter, Card, Postcard |
| Maker |
Burns, Hugh Matheson |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England |
| Date made | 1918-1919 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
Burns, Hugh Matheson (Captain, b.1899 - d.1958)
Description
Collection relating to the First World War service of 61363 Private (later Captain) Hugh Matheson Burns, Army Pay Corps, United Kingdom, Europe, 1918-1919.
Wallet 1 of 1 - Consists of four letters, two postcards and a card Burns sent to his sisters, Helen and Betty, between September 1918 and August 1919. One of the letters and a postcard, written at sea, describe his voyage from Melbourne to England, the conditions and living arrangements at sea, his orderly duties, the concerts held aboard the ship, and his ambitions to enter officer candidate school. The remaining correspondence was written after the armistice, and discuss Burns' work and daily activities in England, his observations and comments regarding a soldier's life, and his travels in London, Edinburgh, Surrey, to the Isle of Wight, and around Europe.