Letter from Albert William Keown to Rene, 1915

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Accession Number RCDIG0000336
Collection number PR85/139
Collection type Digitised Collection
Record type File
Item count 1
Object type Letter
Physical description 29 Image/s captured
Maker Keown, Albert William
Place made Malta: Malta (island), Sliema
Date made 1915
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copying Provisions Digital format and content protected by copyright.
Description

Letter relating to the First World War service of 571 Private Albert William Keown, 5th Battalion. The letter was sent by Albert William Keown to Rene, St. Andrews Military Hospital, Sliema, Malta, on 26 May 1915. In the letter Private Keown describes the landing at Anzac and details of his experiences during the advance of the Australian 2nd Infantry Brigade at Cape Helles in May, where Keown was twice wounded. The envelope is also attached.