Post Card Booklets - Augustus Milton East

DESCRIPTION

TitlePost Card Booklets- Augustus Milton EastObject TypeDocumentMilitaryDate1917DescriptionPost Card Booklet.

Set of six post cards booklets sent from Edith Sawkins Rondebosch, Capetown.

1. Sent 7 March to Augustus M East Pte. No 6293 18th Reinforcements 18th Battalion 5th Brigade Australian Imperial Force On Active Service Abroad. 18th Meeting of Capetown Citizens Sunday 4 March.

2. Sent to Augustus M East Pte. No 6293 18th Reinforcements 18th Battalion 5th Brigade A.I.F. On Active Service Abroad. Stamped 'Not with 18th Battalion 8th July 1917 H Green'. Inside - 21st Meeting of Capetpwn Citizens Suunday 3 June 1917.

3. Sent to Augustus M East Pte. 6293 18th Reinforcements 18th Battalion 5th Brigade A.I.F. On Active Service Abroad ' Leave' written on front. 5th Bttn. Inside - 22nd Meeting of Capetown Citizens Sunday 1 July 1917.

4. Sent to Augustus M East Pte. No. 6293 18th Reinforcements 18th Battalion 5th Brigade.A.I.F. On Active Service Abroad - Inside 25th Meeting Capetown Citizens Sunday 7 October 1917. Written on back inside cover a letter sent 20 November 1917 to 'Dear May, I got this today I have sent two or three home to you now, had a letter from you to-day dated 26 August 1917 was very pleased with them I expect more tomorrow, have received the socks you sent me with colours thanks very much heaps of love from your affect Brother Gus.'

5. Sent to Augustus M East Pte. No. 6293 18th Reinforcements 18th Battalion 5th Brigade A.I.F. On Active Service Abroad. Inside - 26th Meeting Of Capetown Citizens. Sunday 4 November 1917.

6. Sent to Augustus M East Pte. No 6293 18th Reinforcement 18th Battalion 5th Brigade A.I.F. On Active Service Abroad. With Christmas Wishes. Inside - Gleams of Sunshine For Our Boys on the Front Capetown Christmas 1917 27th Meeting of Capetown Citizens. Sunday 2 December 1917.

Provenance and SignifcanceAugustus (Gus) Milton East was born in 1893, the second son of Alfred and Katie East of Shellharbour. He attended Shellharbour Public School and later worked on the family farm at Bass Point.

In 1916, he joined the 18th Battalion AIF to serve overseas. Gus’ training took place in England at Rolleston Camp on the Salisbury Plain. The 18th Battalion left for France 10 October 1917.

After numerous battles and many hardships, AM East was killed at Morlancourt on the Somme, France 19 May 1918, aged 25 years. He is buried at the British Cemetery, Sailly, Laurette, France.DonorBailey, June

CHARACTERISTICS

MaterialPaper and ink.Dimensions17.5cm x 10cm

CLASSIFICATION

PrimaryDocumentsSecondaryPersonal

CONNECTIONS

PersonEast, Augustus Milton Last edited by: Will Chittick