Smith, Roy Alfred Walter (Lieutenant, b.1894 - d.1917) Accession Number: 2DRL/0429

Description

Collection relating to the First World War service of 1304 Lieutenant Roy Alfred Walter Smith, 19 Battalion, France and Belgium. Collection consists of five original diaries belonging to Lt Roy Alfred Walter Smith, four handwritten letters from Smith to his mother, one letter from a commanding officer to Smith, his commissioning warrant, commemmorative scroll, letter from the King, and an official letter written from the Records Office after his death. Smith was wounded in action in Belgium and died on 15 October 1917.

Details

Accession Number
2DRL/0429
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Document
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1914-1917
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
13
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Provenance
AWM93 12/11/4280
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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