Wallet 1 of 1 - Manuscript relating to the history of the 43rd Infantry Battalion by Eustace James Colliver and Brian Harold Richardson, 1919

1. Colliver, E J 2. Richardson, B H (1. Captain, 43 Battalion 2. Lieutenant, 43 Battalion)

Places	Europe: Belgium, Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Messines Europe: Belgium, Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Ypres Europe: France, Picardie, Somme Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Amiens Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Amiens Harbonnieres Area, Hamel Area, Hamel Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Amiens Harbonnieres Area, Villers-Bretonneux Area, Villers-Bretonneux Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Corbie Albert Area, Heilly Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Hindenburg Outpost Line Area, Tincourt Europe: United Kingdom, England, Wiltshire, Larkhill Europe: United Kingdom, England, Wiltshire, Salisbury Plain Oceania: Australia, South Australia, Adelaide Oceania: Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, Campbellfield
Accession Number	AWM2018.19.47
Collection number	MSS0650
Collection type	Digitised Collection
Record type	File
Item count	1
Object type	Manuscript
Physical description	265 Image/s captured
Maker	Colliver, Eustace James Richardson, Brian Harold
Date made	1919
Conflict	First World War, 1914-1918
Copying Provisions	Digital format and content protected by copyright.

Description

Manuscript relating to the history of the 43rd Infantry Battalion by Captain Eustace James Colliver and 949 Lieutenant Brian Harold Richardson, 43rd Infantry Battalion, 1919.

Wallet 1 of 1 - Contains an original manuscript by Eustace James Colliver and Brian Harold Richardson that formed the basis for the book 'The Forty-Third: the story and official history of the 43rd Battalion, A.I.F.' published in 1920. The manuscript appears to have been compiled in France and/or England after the Armistice, and comprises both handwritten and typescript entries. It presents a chronological history of the 43rd Infantry Battalion encompassing its formation in 1915, training in Australia, transport to Europe, training in England, and campaigns on the Western Front in France and Belgium. [Chapter 2 is missing or was not included in the original manuscript]

The manuscript also contains a history of the 3rd Pioneer Battalion including a forward by Lieutenant-General John Monash that was not included in the published book.