| Place | Europe: France |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 1DRL/0247 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | Extent: 1 cm; Wallet/s: 1 |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Dolton, Stanley Vincent |
| Place made | France |
| Date made | 1916; 1928 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM93 12/11/601 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
| Transcript | Download PDF document of Dolton, Stanley Vincent (Lieutenant, b.1890 - d.1916) (file) |
Dolton, Stanley Vincent (Lieutenant, b.1890 - d.1916)
Description
Collection relating to the First World War service of Lieutenant Stanley Vincent Dolton, 45th Infantry Battalion, France, 1916. Collection includes photostat copies of three letters sent home to family in Australia. Copies made in 1928 by the Australian War Memorial and bound into file cover, along with biographical details. Location of originals unknown. A typed transcript has been provided as reference material and for ease of reading.
History / Summary
Biographical note: Served with the 45th Battalion, AIF. Killed in action Gueudecourt Sector of Somme battlefield, 20 November 1916. Warehouseman, of Woollahra, NSW, born Croydon, NSW, educated at Fort Street School, Sydney, served for eight years in the NSW Naval Brigade, age at time of death, 25.