| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR03194 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm |
| Object type | Letter, Postcard, Document |
| Maker |
MacKellar, Frances Mary Byron (Fay) Mackellar, Robert Arthur Various |
| Place made | France, India |
| Date made | 1908-1936 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
Mackellar, Robin Arthur (Private, b.? - d.1916); Mackellar, Frances Mary Byron 'Fay' (Sister, b.? - d.?)
Description
Collection relating to the service of 3906 Private Robin MacKellar, 28 Battalion and Sister Frances Mary Byron 'Fay' MacKellar, Australian Army Nursing Service, 1916-1919. Collection includes five letters from Fay to her mother while nursing in Bombay, 1917-1918; London War Office documents granting permission for Fay to travel to Belgium, France and Rome, 1919 and postcards to family members from Colombo. Other correspondence includes letters exchanged between Private Robin MacKellar and his brother Duncan Robertson Mackellar, February-May 1916; a letter from Robin to his mother, dated three days before he was killed in action at Pozieres, 29 July 1916 and correspondence from the Australian Red Cross reporting Robin missing in action and detailing progress on enquiries, October 1916.