De Groot family papers and photographs, ca. 1915-ca. 1981
De Groot family papers and photographs, ca. 1915-ca. 1981
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Date
ca. 1915-ca. 1981
Call Numbers
MLMSS 5665
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Contents
0.01 metres of textual material and 2 photographs (1 folder)
1 silver gelatin photoprint
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Fonds
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Copyright status : In copyright - This collection has multiple rights owners
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Contents
Letter from Major J. R. Laing MBE, DCM to Mrs M. E. De Groot, Dublin, 27 June 1969, acknowledging her gifts of military badges and a print to the XVth/XIXth The King's Royal Hussars Regimental Association, Heaton, Newcastle Upon Tyne for its museum
Copy of birth certificate of Mary Elizabeth Byrne, born in Portland, Tipperary, 20 Feb. 1889 (...
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Full title
De Groot family papers and photographs, ca. 1915-ca. 1981
Notes
Object History
Mr J. C. Millard, who died on 23 January 1982, was the executor of the will of Mrs M. E. De Groot, his wife Avril's aunt.
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Mr J. C. Millard, 1981
Administrative / Biographical history
Irish-born Francis Edward De Groot (1888-1969), antique dealer, army officer and notorious provocateur of the official opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, married Mary Elizabeth Byrne in Dublin in 1889. He served in the 15th King's Royal Hussars in the British Army during the First World War and attained the rank of captain. The couple arrived i...
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MLMSS 5665
Record Identifier
9yM3BjV9
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9yM3BjV9
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Reference code
1087244
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