422222
- TitleGeorge Underwood Fraser Alley papers, 1900-1920
- Creator
- Call numberMLMSS 1253
- Level of descriptionfonds
- Date
1900-1920 - Type of material
- Reference code422222
- Issue CopyDigitised : 2014
- Physical Description0.03 metres of textual material (1 folder) - manuscript, printed
- 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 Egypt and France and returned to Australia on the hospital ship Kanowna. He died in Sydney, 1919 of illnesses contracted during the war - Scope and ContentIncludes 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 telegrams advising of his return to Australia on hospital ship Kanowna 24 Feb. 1917, his admission, critically ill with pneumonic influenza to Randwick Military Hospital and his death certificate, 8 Apr. 1919.
Includes newscuttings and printed material, 1900-1920 - Copying ConditionsCopyright 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 - Finding AidsRead the transcript here: acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/_transcript/2012/D12486/a3961.htm
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- General note
This collection includes pictorial material at P1/2320 (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
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