Papers of Major General William Holmes and Colonel R. J. A. Travers, ca. 1900-1950, mainly relating...
Papers of Major General William Holmes and Colonel R. J. A. Travers, ca. 1900-1950, mainly relating to World War I and Anzac Memorial Appeal
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Date
ca. 1900-1950
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Formats
Manuscripts, Clippings, Pictures, Photographs, Posters, Drawings, Maps, Objects and Ephemera
Physical Description
Contents
1.16 metres of textual material (6 boxes)
755 badges
1 stamp (tool)
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Level of description
Fonds
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Copying Conditions
Copyright status : In copyright - This collection has multiple rights owners
Research & study copies allowed : Applies only to material in which the author has been deceased for more than 50 years
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Scope and Contents
Contents
SERIES 01. Major General William Holmes papers, ca. 1900-1916
SERIES 01 PART 01
Major General William Holmes diary and notebooks with personal correspondence, 1900-1916
SERIES 01 PART 02
Major General William Holmes cablegrams, reports and correspondence, 1914-1915
SERIES 01 PART 03
Major General William Holmes papers,...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Papers of Major General William Holmes and Colonel R. J. A. Travers, ca. 1900-1950, mainly relating to World War I and Anzac Memorial Appeal
Authors, Artists and Contributors
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Author / Artists
Notes
General note
State Library of New South Wales collection of World War I diaries
This collection includes pictorial material at Pic.Acc.6217
Description source
Information transferred from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 2 as part of the eRecords Project, 2009-2010
Contextual Information
Administrative / Biographical history
Major General William Holmes served in the Boer War, where he saw operations in Cape Colony, Orange Free State, and Transvaal Nov. 1899-Aug. 1900. He was wounded at Diamond Hill 12th June, 1900 and awarded the D.S.O. He commanded the 1st Australian Infantry from 1902 to 1911, was promoted to colonel and appointed to command the 6th Infantry Brigade...
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Primary Identifiers
Record Identifier
9gkd5vp9
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9gkd5vp9
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Reference code
890550
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