Historical information

Part of a collection of correspondence and photographs to Gladys Holmes and Byaduk residents during WW1..
War issue envelope for mail from service personnel on ACTIVE SERVICE and must be signed to certify the contents refer only to personal and family items. The Cover may have contained several letters each from the same writer and may be subject to the Censor.
Cited in 'Untold Stories & Forgotten Faces' by James Affleck, 'KINGHORN,Walter Stanley, (Byaduk), born 1888, enlisted 26th August 1914. He served in 4th Light Horse Regiment, who fell at the Charge of Beersheba on 31st October 1917, buried at Beersheba War cemetery..
One of fourteen local men killed remembered in an Avenue of Honour.

Significance

Original document, cover/envelope with 1917 postmark, surname of sender and full address.
Portion of fourteen items comprising the Gladys Holmes collection.

Physical description

Buff coloured paper envelope with dark green ink used for instructions and markings.
Black ink circular postmark FIELD POST OFFICE/9 JA 17
Blue ink handwritten address and sender's name.

Inscriptions & markings

Writer: Kinghorn
Address: Miss G Holmes/Byaduk/ via Hamilton/ Victoria/ Australia