| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 1DRL/0044 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Angus, George Grant Geddes |
| Place made | Egypt, Egypt: Cairo, Heliopolis, Flanders, France |
| Date made | 1928 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM93 12/11/764 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Angus, George Grant Geddes (Private, b.? - d.1916)
Description
Collection relating to the service of 4127 Private George Grant Geddes Angus, 1 Pioneer Battalion, France, 1916. Collection includes letters written by Angus to his parents and an account of his journey to Egypt aboard SS Demosthenes and trench life in France. Photocopies made by Australian War Memorial 1928. Handwritten copies probably made by Australian War Memorial in 1928. Location of originals unknown.
History / Summary
Biographical note: 4127 Private George Grant Geddes Angus, 1 Pioneers, AIF. Killed in action, Pozieres, 21 August 1916. Age 22. Son of Thomas and Jane Angus, of Majorca, Victoria. Born at Talbot, Victoria