| Place | Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Albert Bapaume Area, Pozieres Area, Pozieres |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 1DRL/0142 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Boys, Walter Granleese |
| Place made | Australia: Queensland, Maryborough |
| Date made | 1916; 1928 |
| Access | Open |
| 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. |
Boys, Walter Granleese (Captain, b.1890 - d.1916)
Description
Collection relating to service of Captain Walter Granleese Boys, 25 Battalion, France, 1916. Collection includes letter written to family in Maryborough, QLD describing the Battle of Pozieres. Copy made by Boys' mother, Annie Boys, probably 1928, in response to request by the Australian War Memorial for material. Location of original unknown.
History / Summary
Biographical note: Captain Walter Granleese Boys, 25 Battalion, Australian Infantry. Died of wounds 5 August 1916. Age 26. Son of William Isaac and Annie Boys, of March St., Maryborough, Queensland. Native of Brisbane, Queensland.