Alexander, Charles Henry (Lieutenant, b.1883 - d.1917) Accession Number: 1DRL/0019

Description

Collection relating to the service of Lieutenant Charles Henry Alexander, 9 Light Trench Mortar Battery, Sydney and Newcastle, NSW, England and France, 14 June 1915-15 May 1917. Collection comprises typewritten copies of letters to his mother describing officer training in Australia and England and service in France. Typewritten copies made by Australia House, London, at Memorial's request. Bound into file covers. Location of originals unknown.

Contextual Description

Biographical note: Lieutenant Charles Henry Alexander, 9 Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery, AIF. Killed in action, Belgium, 8 June 1917. Age 33. Born Dublin. Son of David McGowan Alexander and Emily Frances Alexander of 71 Frankfort Avenue, Dublin, Ireland.

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Accession Number
1DRL/0019
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Letter
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1915-1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
4
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Provenance
AWM93 12/11/191
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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