Olle, Frank Jubilee (Lance Sergeant, b.? - d.1915) Accession Number: 1DRL/0662

Description

Collection relating to the service of 723 Corporal Frank Jubilee Olle, 5 Battalion, AIF, at sea, Egypt, 1914-1915. Collection consists of a letter written in November 1914 by Corporal Olle while on board HMAT Orvieto en route to Egypt, and a photograph (presumably taken in Egypt) of three Australian soldiers. The photograph depicts (left to right) Sgt. Major Grigson [believed to be Sergeant Major Edmund Douglas Grigson], 723 Corporal Frank Jubilee Olle, Sgt. Robertson [believed to be Sergeant (later Lieutenant) David Robertson], all of 5 Battalion, AIF.

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Accession Number
1DRL/0662
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Papers
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1914-1915
Place Made
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
2
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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