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Stewart, AndyMareMagnum

Andy Stewart: Song and Picture Portfolio

ANZAC Australian SoldierBiblio.com

Archive of Handwritten Postcards with Heartfelt Correspondences from a W.W.I Australian Soldier during the Gallipoli Campaign and Going through Europe and Northern Africa

1915207331915. Australian Imperial Force soldiers postcard correspondence Archive 1915 to 1916 documents ANZAC service during the Gallipoli campaign and subsequent deployments across the Mediterranean theater through sustained communication with a civilian recipient in Sydney. The archive centers on letters addressed to a woman identified as Olga written by multiple soldiers including her brother Eric and another correspondent George. The material records trench conditions troop movement and the transmission of news from the front including the report of Eric's death. The correspondence situates individual experience within the Gallipoli campaign where Allied forces sustained heavy casualties in operations against Ottoman defenses and traces the continuation of service across France Egypt and Greece following the withdrawal.<br /> <br /> Archive of 54 handwritten postcard letters. Europe North Africa and the Mediterranean 1915 to 1916. Each message is written on the verso of a period postcard most measuring approximately 5.5 x 3.5 inches with photographic views of cities and towns including London French villages Cairo and locations in Greece. Several images depict damaged urban environments. One postcard bears a censorship marking with portions of text obscured. The correspondence includes multiple authors primarily Eric and George. In one letter from France George writes "Thank you for the pose.We are having beautiful weather at present. Just like an Australian spring. Love from George." Eric writing from Egypt on April 16 notes "We are once again in the trenches where we have had a very lovely time for a few days." A later letter reports Eric's death stating "You need have no fear that he was decently buried" while subsequent correspondence reflects diminished communication and shifting personal relationships including George's inquiry "Do you ever write to me Olga. I wish a few letters from you would turn up."<br /> <br /> The Gallipoli campaign fought from April 1915 to January 1916 resulted in extensive casualties and became central to the development of ANZAC identity commemorated annually as Anzac Day. Following the evacuation of Gallipoli Australian forces were redeployed across multiple theaters including the Western Front and Middle Eastern campaigns reflected in the geographic range of these postcards. The archive documents the function of wartime correspondence under censorship and the role of letters in conveying both military experience and personal loss to the home front. Light wear consistent with handling; overall very good condition. unknown

Max Rambod Inc. · États-Unis550,00 $US≈ 465,35 €

Charles Grant, Vicomte de Vaux [Major-General Charles Viscount Grant de Vaux] (1749-1818), soldier and author, born on the islanBiblio.com

Autograph Signed corrected draft of 'Memorial of Major general Charles Viscount Grant de Vaux' to the Earl of Bathurst requesting the transfer of a previous grant of land in Canada to his native island of Mauritius.

16269Grant Cottage King's Road Sloane Square London. 21 January 1813. 2pp. cr.8vo 30 x 18.5cm. In fair condition aged and worn with slight damage to one corner resulting in loss of one word of text. 62 lines of text with deletions and emendations and the thirteen lines of the conclusion largely rewritten. Headed: 'To the Right Honorable the Earl of sic Bathurst His Majestys Principal Secretary of State for the Colonial & War Department &c &c &c the Memorial of Major General Charles Viscount Grant de Vaux Shewest sic'. The first paragraph reads: 'That your memorialist although a french Emigrant is descended from two ancient and noble British families both by his father and mother and holds at present the rank of major general in the British Service - having resided in England since the year 1790 during which period after his services in the Emigrants Army became unnecessary he devoted his attentions to objects of Science and has published several works on Astronomy Navigation History &c tending to discoveries particularly on Nautical Science and on the history of Mauritius; which having met the approbation of men of talents and the patronage of Government your memorialist humbly hopes that his labours will ultimately prove beneficial to this country and to his unfortunate and numerous family.' The second paragraph concerns 'a large tract of Land in Canada' granted to him in 1794 'with a view to remove to that country a considerable number of french Emigrants who were to be conducted by him'. The third paragraph concerns 'the island of Mauritius where your memorialist was born' where his father 'the late Baron Grant &c commanded the troops' which has been 'conquered by his majesty's arms and is a valuable colony of Great Britain' The fourth paragraph concerns his family he having married 'a native of this country by whom he has eight children not provided for all born in England'. In the fifth paragraph he stresses his 'loyalty and integrity'. In conclusion he prays that 'your Lordship be pleased to issue an order that his Grant of land may be conferred to him in the isle of France 'the Isle of France' was another name for Mauritius his native country in lieu of the grant in Canada which was extensive according to his rank and numerous family'. Biographical/Historical NoteCharles Grant vicomte de Vaux was the descendant of a family of nobles who had emigrated from Scotland to France in the 14th century. Vaux was born in 1749 on the island of Mauritius where his father Louis-Charles Grant the Baron de Vaux served as governor. As a youth Vaux sailed to France to be educated and settled at Vaux-sur-Seulle in Normandy and eventually became an army officer. During the American Revolution he sided with the colonists and earned money selling supplies to the colonies and investing in ships to engage in privateering. The majority of the ships were lost and after the war Vaux petitioned the United States Congress for compensation. Though Vaux considered emigrating to North America he remained in France until forced by the revolution in France to flee to Great Britain in 1790. During his time as a refugee Vaux became interested in the prospect of starting a settlement in Canada and much of his energy during the next decade was focused on gaining permissions and raising money for the expedition. In the mid-1790s Vaux attempted to support himself as an army officer after being granted the position of colonel and permission to recruit a regiment which he formed with other French émigrés; it was stationed temporarily in Holland. This pursuit failed however and the regiment was dispersed after France invaded Holland during the French Revolutionary wars. Vaux then turned to writing to support himself publishing numerous books which included History of Mauritius and Introduction to Four New Maps of the Four Quarters all the while still attempting to plan a Canadian settlement. Despite his constant petitioning planning and pleas for aid Vaux was never able to realize his dream of moving to Canada. Little is known of the last two decades of his life but he is thought to have died in France around 1818." Grant Cottage, King's Road, Sloane Square [London]. 21 January 1813. unknown

Richard M. Ford Ltd · Royaume-Uni800,00 £GB≈ 913,44 €

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