| Place | Europe: France |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 1DRL/0092 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Barr, Hugh |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, France |
| Date made | 1917-1927 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM93 12/11/284 |
| 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. |
Barr, Hugh, MM (Sergeant, b.1886 - d.1917)
Description
Collection relating to the service of 337 Sergeant Hugh Barr MM, 44 Battalion, France, 1917. Collection includes letters written by Barr to his mother; advice to Mrs M. Barr, Ireland, of the award of Military Medal to Barr, and condolence letters relating to Barr's death in action on the Western Front, 13 October 1917. Collection bound into file cover.
History / Summary
Biographical note: 337 Sergeant Hugh Barr, MM, 44 Battalion, AIF. Killed in action on the Western Front, 13 October 1917. Age 30. Born at Larne. Co. Antrim, Ireland. Son of Samuel and Margaret Barr, of 1 Balneum Terrace, Larne Harbour, Co. Antrim, Ireland.