Patey, Sir George Edwin (Admiral, b.1859 - d.1935) Accession Number: 2DRL/0795

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Collection relating to the First World War service of Admiral Sir George Edwin Patey. Collection consists of three letters written home to family, describing the duties with the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (AN&MEF) around Rabaul in 1914.

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Accession Number
2DRL/0795
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Letter
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1914
Place Made
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Provenance
AWM93 12/11/1276
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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