Burrows, John Joseph (Private, b.1890 - d.1917)

Accession Number PR05206
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

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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.

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