| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 1DRL/0508 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm |
| Object type | Letter, Typescript |
| Maker |
Moran, Francis |
| Place made | Egypt, Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli |
| Date made | 1915 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM93 12/11/1413 |
| 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. |
Moran, Francis (Captain, b.1877 - d.1915)
Description
Collection relating to the service of Captain Francis Moran, 15 Battalion, AIF, Egypt, Gallipoli, 1915. Collection consists of twenty-one letters (original handwritten and typed copies) written by Captain Francis Moran to his mother in Queensland, during 1915.
History / Summary
Biographical note: Captain Francis Moran, 15 Battalion, AIF; bank clerk turned Area Officer; of Brisbane, Queensland; born Springsure, Queensland, 27 June 1877; educated privately; served in the Australian Commonwealth Force, South African War; became an area officer in the CMF in 1911; joined the AIF on 23 September 1914 as a Lieutenant; 16 December 1914 - promoted Captain; 2 May 1915 - wounded at Anzac; 7 August - wounded again at Anzac in the assault on Hill 971; 20 August 1915 - died at sea, aboard Hospital Ship Aquitania. Buried at sea. Mother; Ellen Moran (nee Desmond). Father; Charles Ignatius Moran.