| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 1DRL/0086 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Baldie, William David |
| Place made | At sea, France, South Africa: Cape Colony, Cape Town, United Kingdom: England, Cambridgeshire, Cambridge, United Kingdom: England, Wiltshire, Salisbury Plain, United Kingdom: England, Wiltshire, Salisbury Plain, Salisbury |
| Date made | 1917-1918 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM93 12/11/1900 |
| 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. |
Baldie, William David (Lieutenant, b.? - d.1918)
Description
Collection relating to the service of 2nd Lieutenant William David Baldie, 24 Battalion, France, 1918. Collection contains letters written to his family and describe his voyage over and training at officer school. Collection also includes letter written by Baldie to mutual friends on the death of 2nd Lieutenant Percy William Salmon who died on 1 September 1918.
History / Summary
Baldie's letter to his mother describes his feelings of loss of his friend, as does the letter he wrote to their mutual friends.
Biographical note: , 2nd Lieutenant William David Baldie, 24 Battalion, Australian Infantry. Killed in action, France, 5 October 1918. Son of James and Bridget Annie Baldie. Native of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.