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ACC 3471A/48: Postcard of horses and soldiers sent from Wareham, [20 Dec 1916?]
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ACC 3471A/48: Postcard of horses and soldiers sent from Wareham, [20 Dec 1916?]
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ACC 3471A/49: Postcard of Howitzer in France sent from Wareham, [20 Dec 1916?]
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ACC 3471A/49: Postcard of Howitzer in France sent from Wareham, [20 Dec 1916?]
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ACC 3471A/50: Postcard of wounded German soldier sent from Wareham, 1 Dec 1916
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ACC 3471A/50: Postcard of wounded German soldier sent from Wareham, 1 Dec 1916
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ACC 3471A/51: Postcard of battlefield burial sent from Wareham, 1 Dec 1916
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ACC 3471A/51: Postcard of battlefield burial sent from Wareham, 1 Dec 1916
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ACC 3471A/52: Postcard of Wareham Camp sent from Wareham, 12 Dec 1916
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ACC 3471A/52: Postcard of Wareham Camp sent from Wareham, 12 Dec 1916
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ACC 3471A/53: Postcard of British tank sent from Wareham, 12 Dec 1916
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ACC 3471A/53: Postcard of British tank sent from Wareham, 12 Dec 1916
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ACC 3471A/54: Postcard of church service sent from Wareham, Xmas 1916
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ACC 3471A/54: Postcard of church service sent from Wareham, Xmas 1916
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ACC 3471A/55: Postcard of British soldiers sent from Wareham, 16 Dec 1916
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ACC 3471A/55: Postcard of British soldiers sent from Wareham, 16 Dec 1916
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ACC 3471A/56: Postcard of British soldiers sent from Wareham, [16 Dec 1916?]
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ACC 3471A/56: Postcard of British soldiers sent from Wareham, [16 Dec 1916?]
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Summary
Postcards sent by Leslie Turner to his parents and sister May when he was at Bovington Camp and K6 Worgret Camp, Wareham, Dorset, England with a visit to Southampton from 20 October 1916 to 4 March 1917. He briefly mentions having a staff job at Wareham, experience of soldiers at the Somme, America entering the war, a German submarine attack, a successful war loan, advance of the British, his pay book, having his toiletries stolen, injury to Capt. Jack Roydhouse.
Subjects
- Soldiers -- Correspondence. -- Western Australia
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, Australian.
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Pictorial works.
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