| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 1DRL/0512 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 2 cm |
| Object type | Papers |
| Maker |
Morphett, Herbert Hurtle Various |
| Place made | Australia: Western Australia, Egypt, Western Front |
| Date made | 1915-1918 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM93 12/11/658 |
| 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. |
Morphett, Herbert Hurtle (Lance Corporal, b.? - d.1918)
Description
Collection relating to the service of 1972A Lance Corporal Herbert Hurtle Morphett, 51 Battalion, Gallipoli, Egypt, France, 1915-1918. Collection consists of: a diary kept by Lance Corporal Morphett, between 1915 and January 1918, (short entries only, little detail); two letters from Lance Corporal Morphett to his mother; a letter from Elsie H Millet of West Guilford [WA], to Miss Stella Morphett; two studio portraits of Miss Stella Morphett (sister of Lance Corporal Herbert Hurtle Morphett); four British railway tickets.
History / Summary
Biographical note: 1972A Lance Corporal Herbert Hurtle Morphett, 51 Battalion, who on 25 April 1918 was killed in action at Villers Bretonneux. Other biographical details concerning him are: farmer, of Bruce Rock, Western Australia; born Peterborough, South Australia; educated at Subiaco (WA) State School; served in the senior cadets, CMF; was a clerk in the Subiaco Municipal Council for a time; enlisted in the AIF on 23 June 1915; served in Gallipoli, Egypt and France. Age at time of death 21 years 5 months. Son of Albert Ernest and Edith Morphett, of Kumminin, Bruce Rock, Western Australia. Born at Peterborough, South Australia.