Ernest Harcourt Ely
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A LETTER FROM FRANCE – Thu 29 Jun 1916
Lance-Corporal E. K. Ely writes as follows from France, on April 7th, to his relatives of our experiences, Serapeum. Suez Canel....
BACK IN THE FIRING LINE – Sat 24 Jul 1915
Private E. H. Ely, who was wound at Gaba Tepa in April, has gone back to the front again, and writes thus to his relatives at. Harcourt from Lemnos on May 20th...
BACK TO THE MUSIC AGAIN – Fri 9 Jul 1915
The following letters have been received by his relatives at Harcourt, from Pte. E. H. Ely, who was wounded at the Dardanelles:...
Death Notice – Thu 9 Aug 1917
Sergeant E. H. Ely, son of Mr. G. H. Ely (Harcourt), has been killed, in action in France. He sailed with the first Expeditionary Forces in October, 1914, and took part in the memorable landing at Gal...
HOW HE WAS WOUNDED – Fri 11 Jun 1915
Writing to his relatives in Harcourt from Mena Hospital, on April 30th...
IN HOSPITAL AT MALTA – Wed 20 Oct 1915
Private E. H. Ely, of Harcourt, who sailed with the first force, and has been wounded on two occasions, was recently invalided to England. Prior to leaving, Malta, he wrote thus to his relatives in Ha...
IN THE FIRING LINE – Wed 2 Aug 1916
Writing from France to his relatives in Harcourt, Corporal E. H. Ely says:...
LETTERS FROM EGYPT – Fri 26 Feb 1915
Private E. H. Ely says : —...
MENA CAMP – Mon 12 Apr 1915
In letters to his relatives at Harcourt Private Ely says...
MENA CAMP – Tue 30 Mar 1915
Writing from Mena Camp to his relatives at Harcourt, Private E. H. ELY says : ...
MENA HOSPITAL – Fri 11 Jun 1915
“It was just like having at tooth drawn,” writes Private E. H. Ely, of Harcourt, from Mena Hospital, describing the extraction of a bullet from the top of his head....
PORTSMOUTH – Wed 8 Dec 1915
Private E. H. Ely writing from Portsmouth on September 18th, to his relatives at Harcourt, says:- I left No. 3 General Hospital for our depot in Victoria street on Wednesday. I drew 8 pound, and obtai...
THE FIRST CONTINGENT – Mon 1 Mar 1915
In letters to his relatives at Harcourt Private E. H. Ely says...
TIGNE HOSPITAL – Wed 22 Sep 1915
Private -E. H. Ely, writing to his relatives at Harcourt from Tigne Hospital, Malta, on July 20th, says:—...
WOUNDED IN THE HEAD – Thu 17 Jun 1915
Private E. H. Ely, writing from Mena Hospital, to his relatives at Harcourt, says :—...
WOUNDED SECOND TIME – Fri 10 Sep 1915
Private E. H, Ely, writing to his relatives at Harcourt, says:—...
WOUNDED SOLDIERS – Sat 31 Jul 1915
The relatives at Harcourt of Private E. H. Ely were notified by the Defence Department yesterday that he had been wounded for the second time on July 6th, but is not reported seriously wounded....
ARRIVAL IN EGYPT – Wed 13 Jan 1915
Private E. H. Ely, of Harcourt, a member of the First. Australian Contingent has forwarded a number of post cards to his relatives as Harcourt, from which we have extracted the following:—...
JOURNEY TO ENGLAND – Fri 26 Nov 1915
Private E.H. Ely in letters to his relatives at Harcourt thus describes his journey from Malta to London:...
LETTERS FROM THE FRONT
A compilation of letters that were sent by Lance Sergeant Ernest Harcourt Ely, to his relatives in Harcourt Victoria detailing his experiences from the front lines of World War 1.
THE FIRST CONTINGENT – Fri 22 Jan 1915
Private E. H. Ely, of Harcourt, has forwarded a number of letters to his relatives, from which we extract tho following:—...