Baldie, William David (Lieutenant, b.? - d.1918) Accession Number: 1DRL/0086

Description

Collection relating to the service of 2nd Lieutenant William David Baldie, 24 Battalion, France, 1918. Collection contains letters written to his family and describe his voyage over and training at officer school. Collection also includes letter written by Baldie to mutual friends on the death of 2nd Lieutenant Percy William Salmon who died on 1 September 1918.

Contextual Description

Baldie's letter to his mother describes his feelings of loss of his friend, as does the letter he wrote to their mutual friends.

Biographical note: , 2nd Lieutenant William David Baldie, 24 Battalion, Australian Infantry. Killed in action, France, 5 October 1918. Son of James and Bridget Annie Baldie. Native of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Details

Accession Number
1DRL/0086
Maker
Second Lieutenant William David Baldie
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Letter
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1917-1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
13
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Provenance
AWM93 12/11/1900
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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