World War I service, 1916-1918
- Component identifier:
- Series 3
- Content Summary:
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In 1916 Edwards enlisted in the AIF, where he held the rank of Corporal in the Administrative Branch. In August of that year he resigned from the AIF, and in October joined the YMCA, being appointed as a Field Representative to the AIF with the rank of Honorary Lieutenant for front line service in France/Belgium with the AIF 5th Division. In June 1918, he was injured in a German mustard gas attack and repatriated to England for treatment.
Contained in this series are a small number of papers relating to Edwards' service in World War I. There are certificates of appointment and discharge, three original illustrations of army life and a copy of Daily telegraph war cartoons, by Hal Eyre.
- Immediate source of acquisition:
- The papers of William John Edwards were donated to the Library by his son-in-law, Arthur Pulford, in 2003. The papers had been in the possession of Edwards' daughter, Jill Pulford, since 1967 and came to the Library following her death.
- Names:
- Arthur Pulford
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Access and use
- Parent Restrictions:
- The collection is available for reference.
- Parent Terms of Access:
- Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
- Location of this collection:
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Parkes PlaceCanberra ACT 2600, Australia
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