Grant, Russell Walker (Lieutenant, b.? - d.1916) Accession Number: 1DRL/0316

Description

Collection relating to the service of Lieutenant (Lt) Russell Walker Grant, 25 Battalion, AIF, France. Collection includes five original letters written by Lt Grant to family members in Australia between May 1916 and November 1916, and a small photograph taken on board the SS Mooltan in May 1916. Lt Grant was killed in action in France on 15 November 1916.

Contextual Description

Biographical note: Lieutenant Russell Walker Grant, 25 Battalion, who on 15 November 1916 was killed in action at Flers. Other biographical details concerning him are: warehouseman of Windsor, Qld, born Brisbane, educated at Valley State School, Brisbane Grammar School, and Melbourne University (Trinity College); joined the AIF on 4 September 1915; age at time of death 38.

Details

Accession Number
1DRL/0316
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Photograph
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1916
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 12/11/823
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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