| Place | Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Mont St Quentin |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 1DRL/0470 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Farrell, John Mahony, Christopher Richard |
| Date made | 1918-1919 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM93 12/11/1547 |
| 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. |
Mahony, Christopher Richard (Lieutenant, b.? - d.1918)
Description
Collection relating to the service of Lieutenant Christopher Richard Mahony, 43 Battalion, AIF, France, 1918. Collection consists of one letter written by Lieutenant Christopher Richard Mahony to his brother Jack, and one letter of condolence from Lt. Colonel John Farrell, commander of the 43rd Battalion, to Lieutenant Mahony's brother.
History / Summary
Biographical note: Lieutenant Christopher Richard Mahony, 43 Battalion, AIF. Insurance clerk; of Adelaide, SA, born Hyde Park, SA; educated at Christian Brothers College, Adelaide, served in the Citizen Forces; was a keen footballer, cricketer and baseballer; joined the AIF on 18 January 1916; killed in action at Mont St. Quentin, 1 September 1918, aged 22.