| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 1DRL/0094 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Barron, James Parkhouse |
| Place made | Egypt: Cairo, France |
| Date made | 1915-1916 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM93 12/11/285 |
| 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. |
Barron, James Parkhouse (Private, b.? - d.1916)
Description
Collection relating to service of 1727 Private James Parkhouse Barron, 13 Machine Gun Company, Gallipoli and France 1915-1916. Collection includes letters written to family. Copy of letter 19 September 1927 on file AWM93 12/11/285 from Jeannie Barron (mother) "I think it is a beautiful idea to preserve any relics of the dear lads who came so far to lay down their lives for us..."
History / Summary
Biographical note: 1727 Private James Parkhouse Barron, 13 Company, Machine Gun Corps. Killed in action, Mouquet Farm, 4 September 1916. Age 23. Son of David Donald and Jeannie Barron, of Strathcona, Forres, Scotland.