| Place | Europe: Belgium |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR05252 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | Extent: .5 cm; Wallet/s: 1 |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Australian Army |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne |
| Date made | 1918 |
| Access | Open |
| 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. |
Evans, John Colvin (Sergeant, b.1893 - d.1917)
Description
Collection relating to the First World War service of 215 Sergeant John Colvin Evans, 19 Battalion, Belgium, 1917.
Wallet 1 of 1 - Consists of a single typed letter from Base Records, Victoria Barracks, to Evans' father, dated 9 October 1918. The letter describes the circumstances of Sergeant Evans' death on 9 October 1917, his burial, and the efforts being made by the AIF to care for the graves of the fallen.