Press clippings regarding World War One correspondence. 1916-1927.

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Press clippings regarding World War One correspondence. 1916-1927.

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Press clippings of published personal letters written by Captain Stanley Cocking while serving overseas, November 1916-September 1917, and undated. Letters were published as articles in the Castlemaine Mail. The articles describe a banquet in the trenches in France, give Cocking's views on how long the War will last, describe a battle at Bullecourt, reflect on the effect of war on mankind, and describe a soccer match in England. They also describe conditions in the trenches in France, the death of a fellow soldier, and a violent artillery bombardment on the Somme. The original letters were addressed to Cocking's relatives in Castlemaine. Also, clippings from the Herald (Melbourne), written by a War Correspondent (Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett) 4-5 May 1927, analysing the Gallipoli Campaign of 1915.

10 p. (0.5 cm.)

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Australia. Army. Battalion, 6th.

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Ashmead-Bartlett, Ellis, 1881-1931

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British journalist and publisher. From the description of Letter, 1891. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 34122338 ...

Cocking, Stanley.

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Stanley Cocking enlisted on 29 January 1915 and was repatriated to Australia on 15 May 1919. He served with the 6th Battalion. He was a Corporal and then a Sergeant at the time the letters were written. From the description of Press clippings regarding World War One correspondence. 1916-1927. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 222870940 ...