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Leaflet - A Cheering Letter to the Australian Troops, Australia, 12 May 1915 Document Reg. No: ST 041210

"A Cheering Letter to the Australian Troops at the Front. "Verona" 120 Lyons St. Ballarat" May 12th 1915."
Summary:
Leaflet entitled 'A Cheering Letter to the Australia Troops at the Front' written by Jeanie Jobson, a teacher at Ballarat Agricultural High School, 12 May 1915. It was printed by Arbuchle, Waddell & Fawkner, Melbourne.

The leaflet was donated to Museum Victoria with material associated with the World War I service of Sapper Alfred Galbraith.
Description:
Printed leaflet, single page folded to create four pages, all printed.
Acquisition Information:
Donation & Subsequent Transfer from Mrs M. Jamieson, 1985
Discipline: Technology

More information

Tagged with: australian army, australian military forces, letters, military memorabilia, patriotism, wars conflicts, world war i 1914-1918
Themes this item is part of: Sapper Alfred Galbraith, AIF (1895-1916), Public Life & Institutions Collection
Primary Classification: MILITARY HISTORY
Secondary Classification: Service
Tertiary Classification: correspondence
Inscriptions: On first page: A CHEERING LETTER / TO THE AUSTRALIAN TROOPS / AT THE FRONT/ "Verona", 120 Lyons St.,/ Ballarat,/ May 12th, 1915./ DEAR AUSTRALIAN BOYS,/ I don't know which of you will read/ this letter; I don't care, for you are all alike,/ dear and precious to every Australian at home./ Every woman's heart this week is/ thrilling with pride, with exultation, and while/ her eyes fill with tears, she springs up as I/ did when the story was finished, and says:-/ "Thank God I am an Australian!"... (Extensive text follows.)
Place & Date Depicted: Flanders, France, 1915-1916
Organisation Named: 2nd Division, Australian Army, 12 May 1915
Organisation Named: 5th Division, Australian Army, 12 May 1915
Person Named: Alfred Galbraith, 12 May 1915

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