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Letters relating to the father of Major Geoffrey Gordon McCrae, 60th Battalion. This series of letters spans the period 1895 to 1922 and among others includes: a letter to McCrae’s father from Rudyard Kipling concerning a verse used for McCrae’s memorial; letters concerning McCrae’s Victory Medal; a letter from Harold Edward (Pompey) Elliott regarding the reasons for McCrae’s transfer from the 7th Battalion; a letter from McCrae’s father to McCrae detailing news from home and excited at the fact that he might be returning to Australia for convalescence; a letter concerning the war effort and mentioning the battle at Fleurbaix (Fromelles).
This file contains:
Letter from James B. Haye to George Gordon McCrae, Junior United Service Club, London, 21 January 1895;
Letter from [C. J. Henry] to [George Gordon McCrae], U.S. Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island, 25 March 1909;
Handwritten transcript of letter from George Gordon McCrae to Geoffrey Gordon McCrae, Anchorfield, Muir Street, Hawthorn, Victoria, 26 March 1916;
Letter from Rudyard Kipling to George Gordon McCrae, Empire Hotel, Bath, 22 February 1918;
Letter from [J. Brieliaus] to George Gordon McCrae, 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, AIF, France, 30 September 1918;
Letter from Captain, Administrative Staff, 3rd District Base, Victoria Barracks, Melbourne, to George Gordon McCrae,"Anchorfield", Calvin and Muir Streets, Lower Hawthorn, 10 July 1922;
Letter from Major J M Lean, Officer In Charge Base Records, Victoria Barracks, Melbourne, to George Gordon McCrae, "Anchorfield", Calvin Street, Hawthorn, Victoria, 21 July 1922;
Letter from [indecipherable] to George Gordon McCrae, Commonwealth of Australia, The Senate, Melbourne, 20 November 1922.
Cablegrams relating to the First World War service of Major Geoffrey Gordon McCrae, 7th Battalion. This series of cablegrams are addressed to McCrae’s father George and detail his son’s hospitalisatio
This series contains material collected and compiled by George Gordon McCrae, the father of Major Geoffrey Gordon McCrae of the 7th Battalion and later the 60th Battalion. Included are: a book of poem
Cablegrams relating to the First World War service of Major Geoffrey Gordon McCrae, 7th Battalion. This series of cablegrams from McCrae to his father George, contains general greetings as well update
Letters relating to the First World War service of Major Geoffrey Gordon McCrae, 7th Battalion and later 60th Battalion. These letters from McCrae’s commanding officer Harold Edward (Pompey) Elliott t
This series contains letters written by Major Geoffrey Gordon McCrae, originally of 7th Battalion and later 60th Battalion. These letters cover McCrae's journey to Egypt in 1914, his service at Gallip
[From McCrae, Geoffrey Gordon collection]. Signed, black and white photographic postcard of McCrae's father George Gordon McCrae.
