Letters Sent to the Sydney Morning Herald (SMH)

Collection consists of letters, postcards, newspaper clippings, photographs and negatives relating to various soldiers serving in France and the Middle East during the First World War. The items were sent to the Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) from the relatives of soldiers serving in France and the Middle East to be offered for possible publication as correspondence from the troops. The items mention in detail the living conditions experienced on the front, in trenches and at sea; camp life; the Gallipoli campaign; hospitalisation, injuries and servicemen killed in action; conscription; and the home front. Within each wallet there is an itemised finding aid pertaining to the contents of the wallet.