Cablegrams to George Gordon McCrae, 1915-1916

Place	Africa: Egypt, Cairo, Gezira
Accession Number	RCDIG0001277
Collection number	1DRL/0427
Collection type	Digitised Collection
Record type	File
Item count	7
Object type	Papers
Physical description	7 Image/s captured
Maker	Various
Place made	Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Egypt: Cairo
Date made	1915-1916
Conflict	First World War, 1914-1918
Copying Provisions	Digital format and content protected by copyright.

Description

Cablegrams relating to the First World War service of Major Geoffrey Gordon McCrae, 7th Battalion. This series of cablegrams are addressed to McCrae’s father George and detail his son’s hospitalisation and convalescence. They detail McCrae’s transferral to various hospital units, promotion to the rank of major, and updates on his condition. This file contains:
Cablegram from Major Stanley Seymour Argyle, [No. 1 Australian General Hospital], Cairo, to George Gordon McCrae, Hawthorn, Victoria. Sent 28 June 1915. Received 29 June 1915;
Telegram from Secretary of Defence, Melbourne, to George Gordon McCrae, Anchorfield, Hawthorn. Sent [4 July 1915]. Received 20 July 1915;
Telegram from Secretary of Defence, Melbourne, to George Gordon McCrae, Anchorfield, Calvin Street, Hawthorn. Sent [1 July 1915]. Received 27 July 1915;
Cablegram from Major Stanley Seymour Argyle, [No. 1 Australian General Hospital], Cairo, to George Gordon McCrae, Hawthorn, Victoria. Sent 27 July 1915. Received 28 July 1915;
Telegram from Department of Defence, Melbourne, to George Gordon McCrae, Anchorfield, Calvin Street, Hawthorn. Sent 3 August 1915. Receieved 4 August 1915;
Telegram from Base Records, Melbourne, to George Gordon McCrae, Anchorfield, Calvin Street, Hawthorn. Receieved 21 January 1916;
Cablegram from ["Bernbridge"], Cairo, to "Bligh". Sent 5 February 1916. Received 7 February 1916.