| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 1DRL/0128 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm |
| Object type | Papers |
| Maker |
Blake, Leslie Russell |
| Place made | Australia: Queensland, Brisbane, Enoggera, Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Egypt, United Kingdom: England, Wiltshire, Sutton Veny, Western Front |
| Date made | 1915-1918; 1928 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM93 12/11/483 |
| 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. |
Blake, Leslie Russell, MC (Captain, b.1890 - d.1918)
Description
Collection relating to service of Captain Leslie Russell Blake MC, 105 Howitzer Battery, Royal Australian Artillery, Egypt, France 1915-1918. Collection includes copies of letters sent to his brother in Australia. Copies made by the Australian War Memorial 1928. Location of originals unknown.
History / Summary
Biographical note: Captain Leslie Russell Blake, MC, 5 Brigade, Australian Field Artillery. Mentioned in Despatches. Died of wounds, France, 3 October 1918. Son of Thomas Henry and Maria Louisa Blake. Born at Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia.