Australia. Army. 6th Battalion order book, 3 September 1916-28 October 1916
Australia. Army. 6th Battalion order book, 3 September 1916-28 October 1916
Australia. Army. 6th Battalion order book, 3 September 1916-28 October 1916
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3 September 1916-28 October 1916
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MLMSS 8504
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0.01 metres of textual material (1 box) - manuscript
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Digitised : 2014
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Handwritten book of orders given by commanding officers of the 6th Battalion "whilst in the field". It is inscribed at the front 'Corporal L.M. Phillips, 6th Batt. AIF, Bbay'. The entries begin on 3 September 1916 and finish 28 October 1916. Some of the latter entries have the appearance of being carbon imprints.
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Australia. Army. 6th Battalion order book, 3 September 1916-28 October 1916
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State Library of New South Wales collection of World War I papers
Digital order no:Album ID : 1080130
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The 6th Battalion was among the first infantry units raised for the AIF during the First World War. Like the 5th, 7th and 8th Battalions, it was recruited from Victoria and, together with these battalions, formed the 2nd Brigade. The battalion took part in the ANZAC landing on 25 April 1915, as part of the second wave. Ten days after the landing, t...
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MLMSS 8504
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YzOgoRD9
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YzOgoRD9
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977017
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