• Title
  Hill's letter from The Front, sent from London, 29 August 1915 / William John Rusden Hill
• Creator
  William John Rusden Hill
• Call number
  MLDOC 2480
  
• Level of description
  fonds
• Date
  
  29 August 1915
• Type of material
  Textual Records
• Reference code
  866669
• Issue Copy
  Digitised : 2014
  
• Physical Description
  0.03 metres of textual material (1 folder) - carbon typescript
  
• ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
  
  William John Rusden Hill, a journalist from Auckland, New Zealand, joined the New Zealand Expeditionary Force at the outbreak of war and held the ranks of Lance Corporal and Second Lieutenant. He served in Samoa and at Gallipoli and died of wounds in France on 5 September 1918, aged 36. Hill was awarded the Military Cross for bravery and leadership.
• Scope and Content
  Copy of a letter sent from London, 29 Aug. 1915, describing the author's experiences at Gallipoli and in hospital.
• Copying Conditions
  Copyright status:: In copyright
  Research & study copies allowed: Author has been deceased for more than 50 years
  Copyright holder:: State Library of New South Wales
  Rights and Restrictions Information:: No publication without prior written approval of copyright holder
  Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
• Finding Aids
  Read the transcript here: acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/_transcript/2013/D03890/a3044.htm
• General note
  
  Microfilm copy available at CY 4871, frames 1 - 15
  State Library of New South Wales collection of World War I letters
  Digital order no:Album ID : 900402
• Name
  New Zealand. Army. New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 1st.
  
• Subject
  World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, New Zealand.
  World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Turkey--Gallipoli Peninsula.
  Soldiers--New Zealand--Correspondence.
  
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE604902

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