Summary
Alternative Name(s): Menu
Event program for the welcome home function for Lieutenant J. W. Witton at Sargents Cafe, 1917. Includes a menu, list of toasts, list of entertainment program and page for autographs. Printed by The Specialty Press, 199 Collins Street, Melbourne.
Joseph William Witton, service # 2489, was a 28-year-old storeman from North Carlton when he enlisted on 9 July 1915. (A second enlistment paper for him is dated 28 September 1915 - the day before he embarked from Melbourne on the RMS Osterley.) He served in the 24 Infantry Battalion - 1 to 8 Reinforcements. He was promoted to Second Lieutenant and then to Company Sergeant Major, then received a gunshot wound to his hand and thigh in France on 19 November 1916. In early May 1917 he was sent back to Australia due to his wounds - hence his Welcome Home in July 1917. He re-enlisted in April 1918, and embarked on 8 May that year. This time he served in the Australian Flying Corps - Reinforcements. Special Draft, AIF Officers (Special Draft, Royal Military College Graduates), with Staff in Charge, Jugo-Slavs [Yugoslavs] and Staff in Charge, Italian Reservists.
Description of Content
WELCOME HOME TO LIEUT. J. W. WITTON, SARGENTS CAFE 14/7/1917. PROGRAMME IS CREAM CARD FOLDED CONTAINS INSERT WITH MENU AND PROGRAMME OF ENTERTAINMENT. DEFUNCT 23:4:1982
Physical Description
Cream card with single fold; four sided insert with red ribbon, which was formerly secured at spine of the card. Gold decorative border and text printed in red on card cover and on all four sides of insert
More Information
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Collection Names
Military Memorabilia Collection, Returned and Services League (RSL) Collection
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Victorian Branch, Returned & Services League of Australia Limited (RSL), 24 Feb 1986
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Issued By
24th Battalion Association, Australia, 14 Jul 1917
The 24th Battalion Association became defunct on 23 April 1982. -
Person Named
Lieutenant J. W. Witton, 14 Jul 1917
The 24th Battalion Association became defunct on 23 April 1982. -
Individuals Identified
WITTON, J. W. (LT.)
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Inscriptions
Printed on front cover: WELCOME HOME TO/LIEUT. J. W. WITTON/SARGENT'S CAFE/SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 14, 1917 Printmark on back cover: THE SPECIALTY PRESS/PTY.LTD/199 COLLINS ST., MELBOURNE
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
250 mm (Width), 155 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Militaria: Australian, Military Memorabilia, Programmes, World War I, 1914-1918, Repatriation