• Title
  James war reminiscences, August 1914-August 1918 / Mrs Britomarte James
• Creator
  Britomarte James, Mrs
• Call number
  MLMSS 2871
  
• Level of description
  sub-fonds
• Date
  
  August 1914-August 1918
• Type of material
  Textual Records
• Reference code
  865456
• Issue Copy
  Digitised : 2014
  
• Physical Description
  0.03 metres of textual material (1 folder) - manuscript
  
• ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
  
  Mrs B. James of Melbourne Victoria, mother of two sons in the Australian army went to England 27 Sept. 1916 when her eldest son was wounded. There she joined the Women's Army Auxilliary Corps on its formation, and was a Unit Administrator in Nottingham, England and Boulogne in France. In May 1918 she returned to England, arranged her discharge and went back to Australia, arriving in Melbourne 22 Aug. 1918
• Scope and Content
  Describes her trip to England, London in war time, social gatherings, her work in the Women's Army Auxilliary Corps and air raids
• 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/2015/D22072/a6662.html
• General note
  
  State Library of New South Wales collection of World War I diaries
  This collection includes pictorial material. See Pic.Acc.1566
  Microfilm : CY 4887, frames 67 - 143
  Digital order no:Album ID : 1043325
• Subject
  World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, Australian.
  World War, 1914-1918--Participation, Female.
  
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE603722

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