| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 1DRL/0002 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Aberdeen, Harry Alexander |
| Place made | France, South Africa, United Kingdom: England, Wiltshire, Salisbury Plain, United Kingdom: England, Wiltshire, Salisbury Plain, Salisbury |
| Date made | 1916-1917 |
| Access | Open |
| 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. |
Aberdeen, Harry Alexander (Private, b.1895 - d.1917)
Description
Collection of letters (handwritten copies) from 2955 Private Harry Alexander Aberdeen, serving with 47 Battalion, France, 1916-1917 to his mother in Australia. Letters detail the voyage to England via South Africa, training on Salisbury Plains, and service in France until Aberdeen's death in 1917. Source of copies unknown. Location of originals unknown.
History / Summary
Biographical note: 2955 Private Harry Alexander Aberdeen, 47 Battalion, Australian Infantry. Died of wounds, France, 10 June 1917. Age 22. Son of Harry Hooper Aberdeen and Emily Alice Aberdeen of Granville St., West End, Brisbane.