Summary
Y.M.C.A. headed writing paper, No. 11 Australian General Hospital (AGH), aka Caulfield Military Hospital, World War I.
Caulfield General Hospital opened in 1916, with the first patient admitted in April 1917.
Physical Description
27 loose sheets of paper. Each sheet is blank on one side and the other side has ruled lines and letterhead printed in black ink. The letterhead includes the motto 'Write Home First' , a scroll with 'No 11 Australian General Hospital' inside surrounded by flowers, and an illustration of the hospital buildings. The YMCA logo with red triangle is at the upper right hand corner.
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Victorian Branch, Returned & Services League of Australia Limited (RSL), circa 1986
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Acknowledgement
From an original donation to the Returned Servicemen's League (RSL), Anzac House, Melbourne.
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Date Made
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Place Named
No.11 Australian General Hospital (Caulfield Military Hospital), No. 11 Australian General Hospital, Caulfield, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Organisation Named
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Inscriptions
Printed on one side of each sheet: WRITE HOME FIRST/NO.11/AUSTRALIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL. YMCA/THINK CLEAN/SPEAK CLEAN/LIVE CLEAN/FIGHT CLEAN/Caulfield....191...../VICTORIA
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Overall Dimensions
205 mm (Width), 262 mm (Height)
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Keywords
World War I, 1914-1918, Veterans, Hospitals, Military Memorabilia, Writing Equipment
