| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 1DRL/0449 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
McKerihan, Harold George |
| Place made | Australia, Egypt |
| Date made | 1915; 1929 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM93 12/11/1484 |
| 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. |
McKerihan, Harold George (Lieutenant, b.1888 - d.1915)
Description
Collection relating to the service of Lieutenant Harold George McKerihan, 2 Infantry Battalion AIF, Egypt, 1915. Collection consists of one complete letter and two extracts from letters written by Lieutenant McKerihan from Egypt and [probably] Lemnos in 1915.
History / Summary
Biographical note: Lieutenant Harold George McKerihan, 2 Infantry Battalion, AIF. School teacher; of Petersham, NSW; born Tenterfield, NSW, educated at Tenterfield Public School; was an officer in the senior cadets at Casino, NSW; joined the AIF on 15 May 1915; died of wounds 16 August 1915, at Alexandria, Egypt, of wounds received at Lone Pine, Gallipoli. Age 27. Son of Edward and Elizabeth McKerihan.