Accession Number | PR05206 |
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Collection type | Private Record |
Record type | Collection |
Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm |
Object type | Letter |
Maker |
Burrows, John Joseph |
Place made | Western Front |
Date made | 1916 |
Access | Open |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Burrows, John Joseph (Private, b.1890 - d.1917)
Description
Collection relating to the First World War service of 2570A Private John Joseph Burrows. The collection consists of the first two pages of an original handwritten letter, dated 5 August 1916, sent from stretcher bearer 2570A Private John Joseph Burrows, 9th Battalion, to his brother in Bundaberg, Queensland whilst on the Western Front. He comments on the content of a letter he had recently received from his brother, and lists several fellow servicemen who have either been killed or are missing. The remainder of the letter is missing.