| Place | Europe: France |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2016.30.64 |
| Collection number | 1DRL/0198 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | File |
| Item count | 4 |
| Object type | Letter, Newspaper cutting |
| Physical description | 8 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Various |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, United Kingdom: England |
| Date made | 1917; 1927 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copying Provisions | Digital format and content protected by copyright. |
Photostat copies of letters and newspaper cutting regarding Percy Wellesley Chapman, 19 January to 17 October 1917
Description
Letters and a newspaper cutting related to the First World War service of Percy Wellesley Chapman. This file contains letters written to Chapman's father; one is in regards to Chapman being awarded the Military Cross, and two are condolence letters sent after Chapman's death. Also included is a newspaper cutting relating to Chapman's death. These copies were made by the Australian War Memorial in 1927.
This file contains:
Letter from Department of Defence to Mr Chapman, 19 January 1917;
Letter of condolence from Private Merion Morton Moriarty to Mr Chapman, 6 May 1917;
Letter of condolence from Sergeant Sydney Philip Livingstone to Mr Chapman, 17 October 1917;
Newspaper clipping regarding the death of Percy Wellesley Chapman, [n.d.].