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AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, WORLD WAR I POSTAL HISTORY, CORRESPONDENCES
Lot 1362 | [ C ] |
Correspondence of Corporal James Mitchell Sleeman No. 30609: James Mitchell Sleeman enlisted in Melbourne on 15 September 1916, and embarked for England on 23 November. He was sent to France as a Gunner with the 10th Field Artillery Brigade on 19 June 1917. He suffered a severe ear wound on 24 September and was returned to England. Sleeman was promoted to Corporal on 27 February 1918, and during further service in France was wounded on a gas attack on 12 August. Following convalescence he returned to Australia on the Anchises on 28 February 1919. The correspondence comprises 14 letters. The first dated July 1915 to his mother discusses his wishes to enlist, then a series of letters from June 1917 cover his service in France and England with a range of cds and censor marks. The final letter dated 3 April 1919 was written on board 'Anchises' and bears a circular 'A.I.F./POSTAGE/FREE'. Two covers with stamps removed, many with flaps faulty or removed (14 covers)     | ||
| Lot 1363 | [ C ] |
Correspondence to Lieut. Walter Lawry Waterhouse (1887-1969), who enlisted in the 2nd Battalion A.I.F. in June 1915 and sailed for Egypt in January 1916. During his service in France he was awarded the Military Cross for 'conspicuous gallantry in the capture of an enemy strong post' at Pozieres in July 1916. He was severely wounded in November and was invalided home in January 1917. Waterhouse later had a distinguished career in agricultural research, and was Professor of Agriculture at the University of Sydney. The correspondence comprises 19 covers from June 1915 to June 1917, and includes letters from relatives who were also serving. Condition generally good and a fine correspondence from a noteworthy soldier (19 covers)    | ||
| Lot 1364 | [ C ] |
Four covers (1917-18, rather tatty) from William H. Jenner 16206 (Reinforcements, Field Co. Engineers) to his mother in Sydney, letters are included, as well as some official correspondence  | ||
| Lot 1365 | [ C ] |
Correspondence of 37 covers sent from Sydney (plus a few from GB) and mostly addressed to Lieut-Commander Charles D. Forbes (1880-1960) who served with distinction in the Royal Navy and saw action in the Gallipoli Campaign. The relationship between the sender of the covers and Forbes has not been ascertained. Most covers with defects of some sort (37)    | ||
