Burrett, Athol Frederick (Major, b.1894 - d.1965)

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Accession Number 1DRL/0165
Collection type Private Record
Record type Collection
Measurement 1 wallet: 1 cm
Object type Diary
Maker Burrett, Athol Frederick
Place made Egypt: North Egypt, Tel el Kebir, France
Date made 1915-1916
Access Open
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
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Description

Collection relating to service of Major (Maj) Athol Frederick Burrett DSO, 3 Battalion, France, 1915-1916. Collection includes diary for period 29 December 1915-4 May 1916 when 3 Battalion trained in Egypt and then transferred to France to relieve 1 Battalion. Maj Burrett was wounded at Gallipoli on 27 April 1915.