Barr, Hugh, MM (Sergeant, b.1886 - d.1917) Accession Number: 1DRL/0092

Description

Collection relating to the service of 337 Sergeant Hugh Barr MM, 44 Battalion, France, 1917. Collection includes letters written by Barr to his mother; advice to Mrs M. Barr, Ireland, of the award of Military Medal to Barr, and condolence letters relating to Barr's death in action on the Western Front, 13 October 1917. Collection bound into file cover.

Contextual Description

Biographical note: 337 Sergeant Hugh Barr, MM, 44 Battalion, AIF. Killed in action on the Western Front, 13 October 1917. Age 30. Born at Larne. Co. Antrim, Ireland. Son of Samuel and Margaret Barr, of 1 Balneum Terrace, Larne Harbour, Co. Antrim, Ireland.

Details

Accession Number
1DRL/0092
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Letter
Measurement
wallet: 1 cm
Date Made
1917-1927
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 12/11/284
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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