| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 1DRL/0497 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 2 cms. |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Metcalfe, Arnold Selwyn |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne |
| Date made | 1930 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM93 12/11/860 |
| 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. |
Metcalfe, Arnold Selwyn (Corporal, b.1894 - d.1918)
Description
Collection relating to the service of 1030 Corporal Arnold Selwyn Metcalfe, 1 Australian Light Horse Regiment, Palestine, Egypt, 1916-1918. Collection consists of photostat copies of ten letters written by Corporal Metcalfe, while on active service, to his brother Harry in Australia. Also in the collection is a photostat copy of a letter of condolence written by Trooper Thomas Stephen Walsh, 1 Light Horse Regiment, to Harry Metcalfe.
History / Summary
Biographical note: 1030 Corporal Arnold Selwyn Metcalfe, 1 Light Horse regiment, AIF who died on 19 April 1918 of wounds received east of Jericho. Other biographical details concerning him are: bank clerk; of Young, NSW, born Young; son of Charles Joseph and Laura Annie Metcalfe, of Young; educated at the Young district school; joined the AIF on 23 February 1915; age at time of death, 24.