Letters from Wilfred Evans to his family, 1918

Evans, Wilfred (Major, b.1889 - d.1957)

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Places	Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Damascus Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Lebanon Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Palestine, Hebron Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Palestine, North Palestine, Lake Tiberias, Semakh Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Palestine, North Palestine, Lake Tiberias, Tiberias Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Transjordan, Amman Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Transjordan, Es Salt
Accession Number	RCDIG0000963
Collection number	2DRL/0014
Collection type	Digitised Collection
Record type	File
Item count	24
Object type	Letter
Physical description	134 Image/s captured
Maker	Evans, Wilfred
Place made	Egypt: Cairo, Egypt: Cairo, Abbassia, Ottoman Empire: Damascus, Ottoman Empire: Lebanon, Tripoli, Ottoman Empire: Palestine, Ottoman Empire: Palestine, Bethlehem, Ottoman Empire: Palestine, Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire: Transjordan
Date made	1918
Conflict	First World War, 1914-1918
Copying Provisions	Digital format and content protected by copyright.

Description

Letters relating to the First World War service of Major Wilfred Evans, Australian Army Medical Corps. In this series of letters from 1918, Evans details his service in Palestine and his eventual demobilisation towards the end of 1918. Evans describes the fighting at Jerusalem (1917), Megiddo and Semakh, as well as the raids on Amman and Es Salt. He also includes descriptions of Tripoli and Damascus. Evans' last letter finds him awaiting embarkation to return to Australia.
This file contains:
Letter from Wilfred Evans to his mother, 1 January 1918;
Letter from Wilfred Evans to his mother, 10 January 1918;
Letter from Wilfred Evans to his mother, 19 January 1918;
Letter from Wilfred Evans to his mother, 24 January 1918;
Letter from Wilfred Evans to his mother, 18 February 1918;
Letter from Wilfred Evans to his mother, 7 May 1918;
Letter from Wilfred Evans to his mother, 6 June 1918;
Letter from Wilfred Evans to his mother, 13 June 1918;
Letter from Wilfred Evans to his mother, [Bethlehem], 24 June 1918;
Letter from Wilfred Evans to his mother, 3 July 1918;
Letter from Wilfred Evans to his mother, 9 July 1918;
Letter from Wilfred Evans to his mother, 18 July 1918;
Letter from Wilfred Evans to his mother, 21 July 1918;
Letter from Wilfred Evans to his mother, Valley of Jordan, 6 August 1918;
Letter from Wilfred Evans to his mother, 14 August 1918;
Letter from Wilfred Evans to his mother, 30 August 1918;
Letter from Wilfred Evans to his mother, 10 September 1918;
Letter from Wilfred Evans to his mother, Damascus, 10 October 1918;
Letter from Wilfred Evans to his mother, 17 October 1918;
Letter from Wilfred Evans to his mother, 24 October 1918;
Letter from Wilfred Evans to his mother, Tripoli, 11 November 1918;
Letter from Wilfred Evans to his mother, 22 November 1918;
Letter from Wilfred Evans to his mother, Tripoli, 5 December 1918;
Letter from Wilfred Evans to his mother, Cairo, 25 December 1918.