| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR88/120 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm. |
| Object type | Certificate |
| Maker |
Letch, Harold Alexander |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | 1917-1919 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM315 749/064/040 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Letch, Harold Alexander (Lieutenant, b.1894 - d.1918)
Description
Collection relating to the First World War service of Lieutenant Haraold Alexander Letch MC, 2nd Light Horse Regiment. Collections consists of:
Congratulatory letter from General Chauvel following the award of the Military Cross for gallantry at the second battle of Gaza (April 1917).
Newspaper account of the death of Lieutenant Letch in an air battle over Palestine and extracts for the award of the Military Cross and Mentioned in Despatches.
Official letter from the Department of Defence, Base Records Office referring to the Mention in Despatches awarded to Lieutenant Letch as recorded in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No 174 of 11 October 1917.
Official letter from the Department of Defence, Base Records Office regarding the award of the Military Cross to Lieutenant Letch as recorded in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No 57 dated 18 April 1918.
Certificate for Mentioned in Despatches.
Citation for the Military Cross.