Finlayson, Ronald Berry (Lieutenant ) Accession Number: 1DRL/0287

Description

Collection relating to service of Lieutenant Ronald Berry Finlayson, 1 Battalion, Egypt and France, 1916. Collection includes extracts from Finlayson's letters describing voyage to Egypt and active service in France. Photostat copies made by the Australian War Memorial, 1928 from transcriptions made by Finlayson's mother. Location of originals unknown.

Contextual Description

Biographical note: 1 Battalion, 5 November 1916 was killed in action near Flers. Other biographical details include: born Wollongong, NSW, educated Sydney Grammar School, was a Lieutenant in the Citizen Forces, age at time of death 26 years.

Details

Accession Number
1DRL/0287
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Letter
Measurement
Overall: x 1 cm
Date Made
1916-1917; 1928
Place Made
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
6
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Provenance
AWM93 12/11/561
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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