| Accession Number | AWM2018.942.1 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Blacklow, Archibald Clifford |
| Place made | France |
| Date made | 1918 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM371 94/0310 |
| 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. |
Brodziak, Cedric Errol Meyer (Major, b.1891 - d.1918)
Description
Collection relating to the First World War service of Major Cedric Errol Meyer Brodziak, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, France. Collection consist of an original typed sympathy letter, written by Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Clifford Blacklow, Commanding Officer 3rd Maching Gun Battalion, on 1 September 1918. The letter is addressed to Mrs Brodziak, and describes the death of her son on 31 August 1918, just north of Clery, while attending to some of his wounded men. Lt Col Blacklow also describes a previous encounter near Bray and praises Brodziak's endurance and leadership during that time.