Wadsley, Lennard Lewis (Lieutenant, b.? - d.1916) Accession Number: 1DRL/0590

Description

Collection relating to the service of Lieutenant Lennard Lewis Wadsley, 52 Battalion, AIF, Egypt, France, 1916. Collection consists of photostat copies of a diary kept by Wadsley from January to July 1916, and letters written by Wadsley between April 1916 and July 1916.

Contextual Description

Biographical note: Lieutenant Lennard Lewis Wadsley, 52 Battalion, AIF, who on 3 September 1916 was killed in action during an attack on Mouquet Farm (Pozieres). Other biographical details concerning him are: orchardist; of Cygnet, Tasmania; born Moonah, Tasmania, 16 February 1890; educated at Friends High School; age at time of death, 26.

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Accession Number
1DRL/0590
Maker
Lieutenant Lennard Lewis Wadsley
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Papers
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1916
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Provenance
AWM93 12/11/743
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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