| Place | North & Central America: United States of America |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 1DRL/0260 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm. |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Eliot, George Fielding |
| Place made | Australia: Australian Capital Territory, Canberra |
| Date made | 1940-1941 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Eliot, George Fielding
Description
Collection relating to Major George Fielding Eliot, 1940-1941. Collection includes copies of correspondence from Australian War Memorial staff seeking publications and biographical details of Eliot.
History / Summary
Australian War Memorial staff sought to obtain works written by Eliot and published in United States magazines. Memorial staff also sought to establish the service details of George Fielding Eliot, who was known in the United States as a military commentator and broadcaster. Biographies of Eliot published in the United States reported that Eliot had seen service in Gallipoli and France as a member of the Australian Imperial Forces. The research in this collection indicates, that while Eliot may have served in the AIF, there are no records pertaining to a soldier of the name George Fielding Eliot.