Allan, Gerald Archbold (Lieutenant, b.1889 - d.1918) Accession Number: 1DRL/0021

Description

Collection relating to service of Lieutenant Gerald Archbold Allan, 19 Battalion, France, 1917-1918. Collection includes letters to mother and to wife; photographs; bible; prayer book, and papers relating to Lieutenant Allan's death.

Contextual Description

Biographical note: Lieutenant Gerald Archbold Allan, 19 Battalion, Australian Infantry. Killed in action, Morlancourt area, 5 June 1918. Son of Robert John Allan, MD and Alice E M Allan. Husband of Harriette Allan of 'Fulmar' 57 Cross St., Double Bay, Sydney. Born at Raymond Terrace, NSW.

Details

Accession Number
1DRL/0021
Maker
Lieutenant Gerald Archbold Allan
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Papers
Measurement
wallet: 1 cm
Date Made
1917-1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
12
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Provenance
AWM93 12/11/1444
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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