| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 1DRL/0023 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Allan, Morton McLeod |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne |
| Date made | 1928 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM93 12/11/338 |
| 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. |
Allan, Morton McLeod (Lieutenant, b.? - d.1917)
Description
Collection relating to the service of Lieutenant Morton McLeod Allan, 12 Battalion, France, September-October 1917. Collection includes letters from Allan as printed in newspaper (unnamed) and condolence letters sent to Allan's parents after Allan was killed in action at Polygon Wood, 20 September 1917. Photocopies made by Australian War Memorial in 1928 and bound into file cover. Location of originals unknown.
History / Summary
Biographical note: Lieutenant Morton McLeod Allan, 12 Battalion, AIF. Killed in action, Belgium, 20 September 1917. Age 23. Son of the Reverend Thomas and Emma Allan. Native of Perth, Western Australia.