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Australian Army Museum of Western Australia > Records

World War 1, Egypt, Postcard, 636 BRODRIBB, 11 Battalion AIF, 1915

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1915

Overview

One of a series of postcards written by 636 Private Robert Hebden Brodribb to his sister Ruby, his designated next of kin. Private Brodribb was wounded in both arms at Gallipoli on 16 July 1915 and subsequently repatriated to Australia in August as medically unfit.

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cwa-org-32-1996-305 h

Contextual information

Originals held in Museum Archives Personal File PD 350. File also contains numerous diary extracts published in Kalgoorlie Miner and other media. Donor details are not recorded. Original diary does not form part of the collection.

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Tuesday, 16 June, 2026

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