| Place | Europe: France |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 1DRL/0394 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm. |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Kellaway, Francis James Kellaway, George Gordon Byron |
| 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 12/11/747 |
| 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. |
1. Kellaway, George Gordon Byron (Private, b.? - d.1917); 2. Kellaway, Francis James (Sergeant, b.? - d.1918)
Description
Collection relating to the service of 1918 Sergeant Francis James Kellaway, 36 Battalion AIF, England & France, 1916-1918, and of 3174 Private George Gordon Byron Kellaway, 53 Battalion AIF, France, 1917. Collection consists of photostat copies of four letters written by Sergeant Francis Kellaway, and a photostat copy of one letter written by Private George Kellaway, to family members in Australia. Location of original letters unknown.
History / Summary
Biographical note: 1918 Sergeant Francis James Kellaway, 36 Battalion, AIF, who, during a raid on the German line in the Messines sector on 3 March 1918, was killed in action. Other biographical details concerning him are as follows: pipe fitter of Waratah, NSW; born at Callington, SA; educated at a state school; enlisted in the AIF on 17 April 1916; age at time of death, 25 years.
Biographical note: 3174 Private George Gordon Byron Kellaway, 53 Battalion, AIF, who, on 10 May 1917, was killed in action in the Bullecourt sector. Other biographical details concerning him are as follows: engine driver, of Waratah, NSW; born Burra, SA; educated at a state school; enlisted in the AIF on 4 October 1916.