Certificates and commemorative material relating to Henry Miller Lanser, 1916-1919

Lanser, Henry Miller (Lieutenant, d.1916)

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Places	Africa: Egypt, Suez Canal Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Albert Bapaume Area, Bapaume Europe: United Kingdom, England, Greater London, London Oceania: Australia, New South Wales Oceania: Australia, New South Wales, Sydney, Bondi Oceania: Australia, New South Wales, Sydney, Chatswood Oceania: Australia, New South Wales, Sydney, Waverley1 Oceania: Australia, Victoria, Melbourne
Accession Number	AWM2018.19.22
Collection number	PR00394
Collection type	Digitised Collection
Record type	File
Item count	9
Object type	Certificate, Souvenir
Physical description	14 Image/s captured
Maker	Australian Imperial Force King George V MacInnes, Rennie
Place made	Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Chatswood, Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Chatswood, Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Egypt: Suez Canal, United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London
Date made	1916-1919
Conflict	First World War, 1914-1918
Copying Provisions	Digital format and content protected by copyright.

Description

Certificates and commemorative material relating to the First World War service of 712 Second Lieutenant Henry Miller Lanser, 1st Australian Infantry Battalion, 14 March 1916 - 30 December 1919.

This collection primarily contains certificates and commemorative material issued by Australian and British authorities, and from the Lanser family, in response to the death of Henry Miller Lanser. Also included is a confirmation and communion remembrance card issued by the Bishop of Jerusalem, Rennie MacInnes, at Serapeum on the Suez Canal in March 1916.

This file contains:

Confirmation and communion remembrance card from the Bishop of Jerusalem, Rennie MacInnes, to Henry Miller Lanser, Serapeum Camp, Suez Canal, Egypt, 14-19 March 1916;
Certificate of commission promoting Henry Miller Lanser to the rank of 2nd Lieutenant, [London], 16 May 1918;
Envelope from the Australian Imperial Force addressed to E. [Edward] Lanser, [London], [16 May 1918];
Appreciation of sympathy card from Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lanser and family, Chatswood, New South Wales, [date unknown];
Appreciation of sympathy card from Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lanser and family, Chatswood, New South Wales, [date unknown];
Memorial card from the Australian Imperial Force to Mr. [Edward] Lanser, London, [date unknown] [includes photograph];
Memorial Scroll for Second Lieutenant Henry M. Lanser, 1st Battalion, Australian Imperial Force [date unknown];
Commemorative poster relating to the First World War service of Second Lieutenant Henry Miller Lanser, 1st Australian Infantry Battalion, killed in action 5th November 1916, [date unknown]; and
Australian Army Nursing Service Appointment certificate issued to Ethel Lanser, Melbourne, 30 December 1919 [record of service on reverse].