| Place | Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 1DRL/0344 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm. |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Henderson, Rupert Howard |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne |
| Date made | 1927 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM93 12/11/145 |
| 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. |
Henderson, Rupert Howard (Captain)
Description
Collection relating to the service of Captain Rupert Howard Henderson, 7 Battalion AIF, Gallipoli, 1915. Collection consists of an extract from a letter written by Henderson, at Gallipoli, between 27 April and 8 May 1915, a letter from General Sir James Whiteside McCay praising Henderson's work on Gallipoli, and a letter of condolence.
History / Summary
Biographical note: Estate agent; of Hawthorn, Victoria; born Hawthorn; educated at Trinity Grammar School, Kew; served in junior and senior cadets, and was a Captain in the Citizens Forces; age at time of death, 22.