| Places | |
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| Accession Number | MSS1357 |
| Collection type | Manuscript |
| Measurement | 1 ITEM |
| Object type | Typescript |
| Maker |
Colman, William Russell Goodwin |
| Date made | c 1934 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM93 12/5/276 |
| 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. |
Colman, William Russel Goodwin (Lieutenant, MC, 27 Battalion, AIF b: 1897 d: 1966)
Description
UNPUBLISHED TYPESCRIPT ENTITLED "THERE AND BACK" ENTERED IN THE RSSILA CENTENARY WAR NOVEL COMPETITION. SET IN EGYPT, FRANCE, BELGIUM AND AUSTRALIA AND BASED ON THE AUTHOR'S OWN EXPERIENCES, THIS ACCOUNT DETAILS MUCH OF THE ORDINARY ROUTINE OF LIFE IN THE AIF. INCLUDES A GLOSSARY OF AUSTRALIAN SLANG AND ARMY TERMINOLOGY. Many of the names are factious but based on real people.