Blake, Leslie Russell, MC (Captain, b.1890 - d.1918) Accession Number: 1DRL/0128

Description

Collection relating to service of Captain Leslie Russell Blake MC, 105 Howitzer Battery, Royal Australian Artillery, Egypt, France 1915-1918. Collection includes copies of letters sent to his brother in Australia. Copies made by the Australian War Memorial 1928. Location of originals unknown.

Contextual Description

Biographical note: Captain Leslie Russell Blake, MC, 5 Brigade, Australian Field Artillery. Mentioned in Despatches. Died of wounds, France, 3 October 1918. Son of Thomas Henry and Maria Louisa Blake. Born at Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia.

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Accession Number
1DRL/0128
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Papers
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1915-1918; 1928
Place Made
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
17
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Provenance
AWM93 12/11/483
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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