| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 1DRL/0463 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm. |
| Object type | Papers |
| Maker |
McSparron, Archibald Joseph (Joe) |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | 1929 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM93 12/11/189 |
| 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. |
McSparron, Archibald Joseph (Joe) (Private, b.1890 - d.1916)
Description
Collection relating to the service of 289 Private Archibald Joseph (Joe) McSparron, 18 Battalion AIF, Australia, Egypt, England, Western Front, 1915-1916. Collection consists of sixteen brief extracts from the letters and the diary of Private Joseph McSparron, and an extract from a letter written to McSparron by 294 Private (later Sergeant) Jack Owens, 18 Battalion, AIF. Typescript copies made by Australian War Memorial. Location of originals unknown.
History / Summary
Biographical note: 289 Private Archibald Joseph McSparron, 18 Battalion, AIF. Died of wounds 5 August 1916, in France. Son of George and Jane McSparron. Native of Straid, Straidarran, Londonderry, Ireland. NSW Government Railway employee; of Parramatta, NSW; educated at Tyrglasson N. School, Co. Derry, Ireland; came to Australia when 22 years old; age at time of death, 26.