Fay, George (Captain, b.1877 - d.1917)

Accession Number PR03892
Collection type Private Record
Record type Collection
Measurement 1 wallet: 1 cm.
Object type Letter
Maker Redding, George 'Pop'
Place made Egypt: Suez Canal, Port Said
Date made 1918
Access Open
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

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Description

Collection relating to the First World War service of Captain George Fay, 8 Light Horse Regiment. Collection consists of a 2 page handwritten letter by 2601 Trooper George 'Pop' Redding to the widow of Captain Fay who was killed in action on 1 December 1917. The letter describes the burial of Captain Fay and refers to a set of three photographs enclosed with the letter. Those photos are available at P07204.001-003.