| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 1DRL/0495 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm |
| Object type | Papers |
| Maker |
Bean, Charles Edwin Woodrow (C E W) Birdwood, William Riddell Owen, Robert Haylock Various |
| Place made | Australia, France, United Kingdom: England |
| Date made | 1915-1924 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM93 12/11/4710 |
| 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. |
1. Meggy, Albert Edward (Private, b.1894 - d.1915); 2. Meggy, Douglas Acland (Private, b.1896 - d.1916)
Description
Collection relating to the service of 761 Private Albert Edward Meggy, 3 Battalion AIF, Gallipoli, 1915, and 2951 Private Douglas Acland Meggy, 3 Battalion AIF, Western Front, 1916. Collection consists of four letters from General William Birdwood and three letter from Lieutenant Colonel Robert Haylock Owen, to Mrs. Sarah Myrtle Meggy, mother of Albert and Douglas Meggy. Collection also contains two letters from C E W Bean to Mr. Percy Robert Meggy, father of Albert and Douglas. Other items in the collection include various correspondence from the Red Cross Society, letters of condolence, and two remembrance cards.
History / Summary
Biographical note: 761 Private Albert Edward Meggy, 3 Battalion AIF. Farmer, of Neutral Bay and Leeton, NSW. Born in Paddington, NSW, 1894; educated at Neutral Bay Public School; joined the AIF on 24 August 1914; killed in action at Lone Pine between 6 and 12 August 1915,aged 21. Son of Percy Robert and Sarah Myrtle Meggy, of Glen Echo, Rangers Avenue, Cremorne, New South Wales.
Biographical note: 2951 Private Douglas Acland Meggy, 3 Battalion AIF. Accountant, of Neutral Bay NSW. Born in Paddington, NSW, 1896; educated at Fort Street Public School, Sydney and Hurlstone Continuation College; joined the AIF on 13 May 1915; left Australia in September 1915; killed in action at Pozieres between 22 and 27 July 1916, aged 20.