Sharp, Alfred Thomas

Place	Europe: United Kingdom, England, Greater London, London
Accession Number	PR04809
Collection type	Private Record
Record type	Collection
Measurement	1 wallet : 1 cm
Object type	Souvenir
Maker	Various
Place made	At sea, Australia, United Kingdom
Date made	1914-1921
Access	restricted
Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room.	AWM93 7/4/682
Conflict	First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright	Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Autograph book belonging to Mr Alfred Thomas Sharp. Mr Sharp was the Commonwealth Immigration Officer of Victoria and was based in the London Office during the First World War. He and his wife hosted and visited many soldiers, particularly those from Victoria, who were recuperating in London. Notable among the signatures are those of Captain Albert Jacka VC, MC; Lord Birdwood; Prime Minister David Lloyd George, and the Australian cricket team touring England in 1921, captained by Warwick Armstrong.