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Harold Sutton Shapcott Papers

  • UQFL626
  • Collection
  • 1914-1978

These papers are comprised of correspondence, diaries, battalion association ephemera, typescript memoirs and postcards.
The correspondence consists of Harold Shapcott's family correspondence, including while on active service in World War I (1915 - 1919), correspondence with Returned Soldiers and Battalion Re-Union commitees, 1919 - 1943, as well as other personal correspondence received between 1919 and 1972.
There are also eight war service diaries kept between 1915 and 1919, three semi-autobiographical typescript memoirs, 17 group of ephemeral publications relating to service in World War I and battalion re-unions, as well as a collection of unused postcards.

Shapcott, Harold Sutton, 1898-1972

Extract of autobiography

  • F480
  • Item
  • [196-?]

Portion of Chapter 1 of a projected autobiography. Story of author's enlistment in army at outset of World War 1. Chapter sent to Cecil Hadgraft with covering letter (1 leaf ) by W. Carew, 1967 March 1, Sydney.

Porteous, R. S. (Richard Sydney), 1897-1963