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Newspaper clippings relating to the First World War service of Major Geoffrey Gordon McCrae, 7th Battalion. This series of newspaper clippings collected by McCrae’s father George covers: a message from High Commissioner Sir George Reid to the Australian troops; the Turkish raid on the Suez Canal in early 1915; a list of casualties of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, including McCrae; the battle of Fleurbaix (Fromelles) and some of those killed at the battle. This file contains:
Newspaper clipping of High Commissioner Sir George Reid's letter to the Australian Imperial Troops, Cairo, 11 January 1915;
Newspaper clipping titled "'The Attack on Egypt", [January 1915];
Newspaper clipping titled "On the Canal: The full story of the fighting", [February 1915];
Newspaper clipping listing recent wounded and killed in the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, London Times, 2 July 1915;
Newspaper clipping titled "Fleurbaix" written by [Lieutenant Colonel Archibald McGibbon McLaurin], 1919;
Newspaper clipping titled "In Memoriam: On Active Service", [n.d.] [lists some of those who died at Fleurbaix].
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
Book of poems and particulars (including newspaper clippings) relating to the First World War service of Major Geoffrey Gordon McCrae, 60th Battalion. This collection was compiled by McCrae’s father i
Serials and newspaper clippings relating to the First World War service of 712 Second Lieutenant Henry Miller Lanser, 1st Australian Infantry Battalion, 1914-1915; unknown. This collection includes n
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
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
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
