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George Underwood Fraser Alley papers, 1900-1920

George Underwood Fraser Alley papers, 1900-1920

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/92eV2ZyY

George Underwood Fraser Alley papers, 1900-1920

About this item

Full title

George Underwood Fraser Alley papers, 1900-1920

Author / Creator

Date

1900-1920

Call Numbers

MLMSS 1253

Record Identifier

92eV2ZyY

Reference Code

422222
Physical Description

Contents

0.03 metres of textual material (1 folder) - manuscript, printed

Other Descriptions

Level of description

Fonds

Access and use

Copying Conditions

Copyright status : In copyright

Copyright holder : assignee of George Underwood Fraser Alley

Rights and Restrictions Information : It is your responsibility to seek permission from the copyright holder

Please acknowledge: : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy copyright holder

Issue Copy

Digitised : 2014

More information

Scope and Contents

Contents

Includes letters from Alley to his mother while at sea and in France, describing trench warfare and bombardments and the French countryside, a telegram to his mother in North Sydney advising of his admission to 24th General Hospital, Etaples with gunshot wounds, letters to his mother from Norfolk War and Harefield Park hospitals. Also includes tele...

Alternative Titles

Full title

George Underwood Fraser Alley papers, 1900-1920

Authors, Artists and Contributors

Author / Creator

Notes

General note

This collection includes pictorial material (Pic.Acc.773)
State Library of New South Wales collection of World War I letters
Microfilm copy available at CY 4946, frames 134 - 195

Digital order no:Album ID : 1030913

Conservation note

Requires rehousing

Contextual Information

Source

Presented by Miss June Alley, 1966

Administrative / Biographical history

George Underwood Fraser Alley, a works foreman of Perth, Western Australia was born in Orange, New South Wales. He was a veteran of the South African campaign. He enlisted in Perth aged 35 years and embarked from Fremantle for Egypt on HMAT A38 Ulysses, 2 Nov. 1915. He served in the 11th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement, 3rd Brigade as a sergeant in E...

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

MLMSS 1253

Record Identifier

92eV2ZyY

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/92eV2ZyY

Other Identifiers

Reference code

422222

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