| Place | Europe: France |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 1DRL/0543 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm. |
| Object type | Papers |
| Maker |
Macartney, Henry Dundas Keith Moore, David Henry Walker, Harold Bridgwood |
| Date made | 1917 |
| Access | Open |
| 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. |
Peart, William Andrew Reginald (Major, b.? - d.1917)
Description
Collection relating to the service of Major William Andrew Reginald Peart, 2 Brigade Australian Field Artillery, AIF. Collection consists chiefly of three general reports on the military career and active service of Major Peart, written in response to a request from the Commandant, Royal Military College, Duntroon, of which Major Peart was a graduate. The reports were written by Lieutenant Colonel Henry Dundas Keith Macartney, [CMG, DSO], Lieutenant Colonel David Henry Moore, [DSO], and Major General [later Sir] Harold Bridgwood Walker [KCB, DSO]. Collection also contains associated memos and covering letters.
History / Summary
Biographical notes: Major William Andrew Reginald Peart, 2 Brigade, Australian Field Artillery, AIF. Died of wounds 3 November, 1917. Age 21. Son of Andrew and Janet Peart, of Vaughan, 20 Byron St., Moonee Ponds, Victoria, Australia. Native of Elsternwick, Victoria.