Backman, Percival Stanley (Lieutenant, b.? - d.1917)

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Accession Number 1DRL/0080
Collection type Private Record
Record type Collection
Measurement 1 wallet: 1 cm
Object type Letter
Maker Backman, Percival Stanley
Place made Australia: Victoria, Melbourne
Date made 1928
Access Open
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

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Description

Collection relating to the service of Lieutenant Percival Stanley Backman, 6 Battalion, Salisbury, England, 1917. Collection consists of a copy of a letter to family describing 63 Battalion's march to Salisbury Plain. Copy made 1928 in response to Memorial's request. Location of originals unknown.

History / Summary

Biographical note: Lieutenant Percival Stanley Backman, 6 Battalion, AIF. Killed in action, Belgium, 4 October 1917. Age 23. Son of John Engelbert Backman and Rachel Backman, of 8 Derrick St., Kew. Victoria.