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Princess Royal Fortress Military Museum > Records

Black Leather-bound Alphabet “Where is it” Notebook

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c. 1915

Overview

Black leather-bound notebook with gold foiled “Where is it?” type on front.

Historical information

“Where is it” Notebook belonging to Private Ralph Cooke CULLINAN 922, ‘D’ Company, 23rd Battalion, 6th Infantry Brigade.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-12-2019.7.1

Item type

Themes

War and Conflict > World War 1

Material

Width

85 mm

Height or length

150 mm

Weight

72 g

Inscriptions and markings

First page written in black ink, “If I should fall / commend me / to dear Australia / Ralph Cooke Cullinan / 3/9/15”
Numerous writings including at ‘M’ page, “R.I.P / Maxwell / Henry / CULLINAN / aged 24y / Killed in / Action / Gallipoli / Aug 7th / 1915”

Contextual Information

Diary notations made by Pte CULLINAN 922, including entry on ‘M’ page of the death of his brother and entry at page ‘L’ “Troopship Southland Sat Sep 4th / Torpedoed with 21st Battalion & 1 company 23rd B / Ship did not sink / Brigadier Linton drowned".

Keywords

First World War

Gallipoli Campaign

Place made

United Kingdom

Year

Primary significance criteria

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Comparative significance criteria

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Object’s condition or completeness

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

Google Maps search term / URL

https://maps.app.goo.gl/gWHZtRH1mm24SAjK8

Geotag

-35.030449, 117.912878

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Black Leather-bound Alphabet “Where is it” Notebook

Inscription page 1

Inside page 1 inscription by Pte CULLINAN

Inscription 'M' page

Inscription by Pte CULLINAN on 'M' page

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