Burton, Francis James (Lieutenant, b.? - d.1917) Accession Number: 1DRL/0168

Description

Collection relating to service of Lieutenant Francis James Burton, 4 Light Horse Regiment, Egypt, Gallipoli and Palestine, 1914-1917. Collection includes copies of letters written home to family in Australia.

Contextual Description

2nd Lieutenant Francis James Burton. 4th Australian Light Horse. Killed in action in Palestine, 31st October 1917. Son of Frederick and Mary Burton, of Nullan, Victoria, Australia.

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Accession Number
1DRL/0168
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Letter
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1914-1917; 1928
Place Made
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
13
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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