Hunter, Robert Clive (Lieutenant, b.1892 - d.1916) Accession Number: 1DRL/0367

Description

Collection relating to the service of Lieutenant Robert Clive Hunter, 12 Light Horse Regiment and 2 Battalion AIF, Holdsworthy, at sea, Egypt, Gallipoli, France, 1915-1916. Collection consists of typewritten copies of letters from Lieutenant Hunter to his mother and father in NSW. Typescript copies made by Lieutenant Robert Clive Hunter's family. Location of originals unknown.

Contextual Description

Biographical note: Lieutenant Robert Clive Hunter, 2 Battalion AIF. Solicitor; of Forbes, NSW; born Wandary Station, Forbes; educated at Cooerwell Academy, Bowenfels, NSW; joined the AIF on 27 April 1915 as a Private; served with the 12th Light Horse Regiment as a Sergeant until the evacuation of Gallipoli, when he transferred to the 2nd Battalion as an officer; killed in action in the Fleurbaix sector, 13 June 1916, aged 24.

Details

Accession Number
1DRL/0367
Maker
Lieutenant Robert Clive Hunter
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Letter
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1929
Place Made
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
41
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Provenance
AWM93 12/11/1329
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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