Auckland Museum · Pou KanohiLetters from the front line

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Shell

12 letters touch on this theme.

  1. 8 Dec 1915First day on GallipoliJohn Alfred Edward Alison, Trooper — Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire
  2. 7 Jan 1916Scared to deathGeorge William Ladd Thomson, Dental surgeon — Ismalia, Egypt
  3. 19 Jun 1916Destroyed French townsHarry Frederick Hall, Second Lieutenant — Flanders Fields, Belgium
  4. 9 Sep 1916Counting timeHenry Thomas Norton, Lance Corporal
  5. 10 Oct 1916Letter of condolenceEric Claude Spedding, Second Lieutenant — Flanders Fields, Belgium
  6. 16 Oct 1916Anzac and a gentlemanEric Claude Spedding, Second Lieutenant — Dunedin, New Zealand
  7. 21 Jun 1917The safety of the trenchesMartin George Brown, Corporal
  8. 10 Jul 1917Visions of MessinesCharles Stewart Alexander, Lieutenant — Flanders Fields, Belgium
  9. 8 Aug 1917Taking coverCharles Stewart Alexander, Lieutenant — Flanders Fields, Belgium
  10. 19 Mar 1918Keeping watchGordon Osmond, Sapper — Arras, France
  11. 19 Mar 1918A muffled warGordon Osmond, Sapper — Arras, France
  12. Nov 1918The joyful newsGordon Osmond, Sapper — London, Great Britain and Ireland