Newton, Leslie Morriss (Captain, b.1892 - d.?)

Accession Number 2DRL/0566
Collection type Private Record
Record type Collection
Measurement Extent: 2.5 cm; Wallet/s: 1
Object type Letter, Document
Maker Newton, Leslie Morriss
Place made Australia
Date made 1926-1927
Access Open
Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. AWM93 12/11/4691
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copying Provisions Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction.
Description

Collection related to the First World War service of Captain Leslie Morriss Newton MC, 12th Infantry Battalion. Collection consists of personal correspondence, receipts and other records including lists of names, spanning 1926-1927, relating to photographs of various officers of 12 Battalion, and the distribution of those photographs. Captain Newton was a key organiser and main unit contact for the photographs and payment for them after the officers had re-settled in various parts of Australia following their war service.