Blake, William James (Lance Corporal, b.? - d.1918) Accession Number: 1DRL/0129

Description

Collection relating to service of 3110 Lance Corporal William James Blake, 46 Battalion, France, 1917. Collection includes letters written home to family in Australia.

Contextual Description

Biographical note: 3110 Lance Corporal William James Blake, 46 Battalion. Australian Infantry. Killed in Action, France, 18 September 1918. Age 23. Son of Samuel John and Euphemia Blake. Born at Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.

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Accession Number
1DRL/0129
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Letter
Measurement
wallet: 1 cm
Date Made
1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
3
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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