| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 1DRL/0132 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Boe, James |
| Place made | Egypt: Cairo, Heliopolis, France, Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London |
| Date made | 1914-1916; 1928 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM93 12/11/371 |
| 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. |
Boe, James (Lance Corporal, b.c.1887 - d.1916)
Description
Collection relating to service of 1916 Lance Corporal James Boe, 1 Light Trench Mortar Battery, Gallipoli and France, 1915-1916. Collection includes copies of letters describing active service written home to family in Scotland. Copies made 1928 by Australia House, London on behalf of Australian War Memorial. Location of originals unknown. Boe died on 20 July 1916.
History / Summary
Biographical note: 1916 Lance Corporal James Boe, 1916. 1 Light Trench Mortar Battery. Killed in Action, Pozieres, 20 July 1916. Age 29. Son of John and Elizabeth McColm Boe, of 15 Clenoch St., Stranraer, Scotland.