| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 1DRL/0468 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Fraser, Alexander Clow Moseley, Arthur Henry |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | 1929 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM93 12/11/110 |
| 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. |
Maguire, Virgil (Private, b.1894 - d.1917)
Description
Collection relating to the service of 13630 Private Virgil Maguire, 6 Field Ambulance, Australian Army Medical Corps, AIF. Collection consists of copies of two letters of condolence sent to Private Maguire's mother in 1917. Location of original letters is unknown.
History / Summary
Biographical note: Private Virgil Maguire, stretcher-bearer in the 6th Field Ambulance, who was killed by shell fire on the battlefield near Zonnebeke on 27 September 1917 while bringing in a wounded man. Other biographical details concerning him are: Electrician in the PMG's Department, of Wynnum, Queensland; born Parramatta, NSW, educated at Wynnum, and at Dutton Park Boys' School, Brisbane; age at time of death, 23. He had served in the Senior Cadets and Citizens Forces of the CMF, and was a cousin of Colonel Frederick Arthur Maguire, AAMC.