| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 1DRL/0252 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Earle, Arthur Percy |
| Place made | Egypt, Western Front |
| Date made | 1916 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM93 12/11/1042 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Earle, Arthur Percy (Lieutenant)
Description
Collection relating to service of Lieutenant Arthur Percy Earle, 6 Machine Gun Company, Egypt, Gallipoli, France and Belgium, 1916. Collection includes letters written home to family in Australia. Letters were selected and sent in response to a request made to the family by the Memorial in 1928.
History / Summary
Biographical note: Lieutenant, 6th Mg Coy, AIF. From file AWM93 0012/0011/1042: Died on 24 July 1917 of wounds received at Bullecourt. Farmer; of Marshall, VIC; born Marshalltown; educated at Grovedale State School; joined AIF on 23 March 1915, sailing from Australia on May 8 as a Private in 24 Battalion; served Egypt; landed ANZAC in September 1915 and stayed until the evacuation; arrived in France, March 1916; received his commission in November 1916; age at time of death 26. Five cousins also died World War 1 -- see Roll of Honour Circular AWM131.