| Place | Europe: France |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 1DRL/0246 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet; 1 cm. |
| Object type | Papers |
| Maker |
Harvie, David John Various |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, France, United Kingdom: England, Dorset, Weymouth |
| Date made | 1917-1919 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM93 12/11/423 |
| 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. |
Doherty, James, MC (Major, b.1888 - d.1919)
Description
Collection relating to service of Major James Doherty MC, 7 Field Artillery Brigade, France, 1917-1919. Collection includes letters of congratulation to Major Doherty after he was awarded the MC, and letters of condolence to Doherty's family upon his death in 1919.
History / Summary
Biographical note: Major, MC & Bar, 7th FAB, AIF. Died of bronchial pneumonia 26 February 1919. Company Manager of Sydney, born Balmain, NSW 6 March 1888; educated Fort Street Public School, Sydney and at Sydney University; had been a volunteer in the artillery (5th Battery) of the Australian Military Forces before the war; was wounded 31 July 1917 near Ypres. A cousin Major E. A. Olding served with 1 Australian Divisional Artillery and survived the war.