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Title
Date(s)
- 1915-1917 (Creation)
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Subseries
Extent and medium
3 folders (41 letters, 28 postcards, 7 field service postcards, 1 lettercard, 1 on active service postcard, 6 b&w photographs).
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Scope and content
Letters written to family by Frederick (Fred) William Scott Martin while Martin was serving with the Australian Imperial Force in Australia, Egypt, Gallipoli, the United Kingdom and finally the Western Front from 1915 to 1917. Martin was Anne McCosker's uncle. The letters were published by McCosker in Lieutenant Martin's Letters (2013).
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Chronological.
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Conditions governing access
Unrestricted access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright applies.
Language of material
- English
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Some letters in this subseries are very fragile. Care must be taken when handling.
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Publication note
Anne McCosker, Lieutenant Martin's Letters : F.W.S. Martin, M.M. : an Anzac in the Great War (2013).
Notes area
Note
Box 4 Folders 6-8.
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Status
Final
Level of detail
Full
Dates of creation revision deletion
Created, JR, 30-Mar-2021