• Title
  Item 01: David Conroy letter to his mother, 3-6 December 1914
• Call number
  MLMSS 7314/Folder 1
  
• Level of description
  item
• Date
  
  3-6 December 1914
• Type of material
  Textual Records
• Reference code
  991191
• Physical Description
  15 pages - manuscript
  
• Scope and Content
  Letter addressed to his mother from an Australian soldier signed "Dave" (probably David Conroy), written from the transport ship Euripides, and Alexandria. Conroy announces his enlistment in the Australian Imperial Expeditionary Force that he joined in Sydney and continues with descriptions of his enlistment, including medical examination, his desire to be a driver of horses, and subsequent placement in the Infantry; basic training; observance of particular Jewish Holy Days; embarkation for Egypt including route taken and number of transports; ship-board life; illness; train journey to Cairo; and personal greetings
• Copying Conditions
  Copyright status:: In copyright
  Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy copyright holder<br>
• Finding Aids
  Read the transcript here: acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/_transcript/2012/D16339/a6175.htm
• General note
  
  State Library of New South Wales collection of World War I letters
  Digital order no:Album ID : 1059023
• Subject
  Euripides (Troopship).
  
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE623731

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