Barlow, Wilfred Griffith (Lieutenant, b.1896 - d.1917)

Place Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Bapaume Cambrai Area, Bullecourt
Accession Number PR00030
Collection type Private Record
Record type Collection
Measurement 1 wallet: 1 cm
Object type Letter
Maker Denehy, Charles Aloysius
Place made France
Date made 1917
Access Open
Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. AWM371 92/0098
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

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Description

Collection relating to the First World War service of Lieutenant Wilfred Griffith Barlow. Consists of a letter from Lieutenant Colonel Charles Aloysius Denehy (CO 58th Battalion), to Barlow's wife informing her of Barlow's death in action at Bullecourt on 12 May 1917. The letter, dated 7 October 1917, outlines the circumstances of Barlow's death, combining patriotism with condolences.