| Place | Africa: Egypt, Alexandria |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR03166 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 2 wallets: 3 cm. |
| Object type | Letter, Memoir, Greeting card |
| Maker |
Treganowan, Rupert Henry |
| Place made | Egypt: Alexandria |
| Date made | 1917-1918 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
Treganowan, Rupert Henry (Sapper, d.1952)
Description
Collection relating to Sapper Rupert Henry Treganowan who served as a signaler with the Australian Light Horse. Collection includes a handwritten description of a bomb rain in the Jordan Valley, August 1918; a letter written by his mother Amy, Bendigo 1918, describing the birthday box she is sending him; a letter from Glayds Wills enclosing socks; two christmas cards for 1917 and an Alexandria Sporting Club races program with some handwritten notations, 25 August 1917. Added to the collection in 2004 is a typescript of the letters Sapper Treganowan wrote home to his family, titled 'A soldier Writes Home, May 1917- July 1919', compiled by his daughter Nancy Brown. The original letters are held by the State Library of Victoria at MS BOX 3406/4.