| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2020.7.6 |
| Collection number | PR00199 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | Item |
| Item count | 1 |
| Object type | Letter |
| Physical description | 2 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Douglass, Andrew George |
| Place made | France |
| Date made | 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Wallet 1 of 1 - Letter from Andrew George Douglass to his brother, 9 July 1917
Description
Letter relating to the First World War service of 11950 Private Andrew George "Blue" Douglass, 5th Australian Machine Gun Battalion, France, 9 July 1917.
Wallet 1 of 1 - Collection contains one letter from Private Andrew George Douglass or "Blue" to his younger brother, John Douglass, 9 July 1917. In this letter, Douglass describes the reality of war and bloodshed on the Western Front in contrast to the image of war portrayed in the newspapers. He also encourages his brother to take up dancing and ends the letter describing the recent German air raids.