| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2018.785.49 |
| Collection number | 1DRL/0362 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | File |
| Item count | 1 |
| Object type | Letter |
| Physical description | 5 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Giles, Thomas Kenneth Lamrock, William Leith Gardiner Owen, Robert Haylock Walker, Harold Bridgwood |
| Place made | Egypt, United Kingdom: England |
| Date made | 1915-1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copying Provisions | Digital format and content protected by copyright. |
| Source credit to | This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government. |
Letters to and about Owen Glendower Howell-Price, 1915-1916
Description
File of letters relating to the First World War service of Lieutenant Colonel Owen Glendower Howell-Price, 3rd Australian Infantry Battalion. These letters includes a personal letter from Owen's previous commanding officer Lieutenant Colonel Robert Haylock Owen; signal of commendation from General Harold Bridgwood Walker and two letters of condolence from men in the 3rd battalion. The original letters were loaned for copying to the Australian War Memorial in 1927 and were returned to Mrs Howell-Price when completed. The current location of the originals is unknown.
This file contains:
Typed copy of a letter from Robert Haylock Owen to Owen Glendower Howell-Price, Alexandria, 17 July 1915;
Photostat copy of a signal of commendation from General Harold Bridgwood Walker to Lieutenant Colonel Owen Glendower Howell-Price, [c 1915-1916];
Photostat copy of a letter from William Leith Gardiner Lamrock to Mrs Howell Price, Strand, 2 December 1916;
Photostat copy of a letter from Thomas Kenneth Giles, 4 Command Camp, Mareham, [date unknown]. [This letter was probably included with the letter from Lamrock].