| Place | Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2017.6.255 |
| Collection number | AWM41 1621 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | Item |
| Item count | 2 |
| Object type | Letter |
| Physical description | 6 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Blue, Roy Stephen Unknown |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Waverley, Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Waverley, Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Waverley |
| Date made | 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copying Provisions | Digital format and content protected by copyright. |
Letter from Ernest Blue to the Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald
Official History, 1914-18 War: Records of A.G.Butler, Historian of Australian Army Medical Services
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Description
Letter from Ernest Blue to the Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald, Waverly, 2 July [1917]. In his letter Ernest is asking to have his son, Roy Stephen Blue's letter or an extract of his letter, to be published in the paper. Attached is a letter from Roy Stephen Blue to his mother and all at home, France, 3 May 1917. In his letter, Roy speaks of the anticipation before the Second Battle of Bullecourt, and compares it to battles at Gallipoli.