| Accession Number | PR01068 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Kent, Edward John |
| Date made | 1915-1916 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Kent, Edward John (Sergeant, b.1878 - d.1936)
Description
Typescript copies of letters written by Sergeant Edward John Kent whilst serving with the 8th Light Horse Regiment/Third Light Horse Brigade in Gallipoli and various parts of the Middle East during 1915-1916.
The letters were published in the Riverine Herald : Echuca and Moama Advertiser on the following dates:
Letter from the front - Light Horse eager to get there (Friday 25 June 1915, p. 3)
Humor from the trenches - a graphic letter (10 February 1916, p. 3)
Evacuation of ANZAC - Echuca Sergeant in last line - one of the gallant forty (29 February 1916, p. 3)
A desert fight - horse shot under him - odds of four to one (6 October 1916, p. 3)
Home from the war - Echuca soldier's experiences (5 January 1917, p. 2)