Peart, William Andrew Reginald (Major, b.? - d.1917) Accession Number: 1DRL/0543

Description

Collection relating to the service of Major William Andrew Reginald Peart, 2 Brigade Australian Field Artillery, AIF. Collection consists chiefly of three general reports on the military career and active service of Major Peart, written in response to a request from the Commandant, Royal Military College, Duntroon, of which Major Peart was a graduate. The reports were written by Lieutenant Colonel Henry Dundas Keith Macartney, [CMG, DSO], Lieutenant Colonel David Henry Moore, [DSO], and Major General [later Sir] Harold Bridgwood Walker [KCB, DSO]. Collection also contains associated memos and covering letters.

Contextual Description

Biographical notes: Major William Andrew Reginald Peart, 2 Brigade, Australian Field Artillery, AIF. Died of wounds 3 November, 1917. Age 21. Son of Andrew and Janet Peart, of Vaughan, 20 Byron St., Moonee Ponds, Victoria, Australia. Native of Elsternwick, Victoria.

Details

Accession Number
1DRL/0543
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Papers
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
4
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Provenance
Unknown
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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