David Conroy correspondence, pictorial material and realia, ca.1890-1919

fonds

ca.1890-1919

Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Objects, Photographs

431807

Textual Records - manuscript, 23 sheets
Photographs - 3 cabinet - 3 photoprints - 22 postcards - 16.5 x 10.5 cm or smaller
Objects - 1 silver presentation goblet - 16.4 cm. x Max Diam. 8 cm.

Born Abraham Levene in Glasgow, Scotland, David Conroy was a bush worker and labourer when he enlisted in the 4th Battalion A.I.F. Infantry aged 22, on 27 Aug. 1914. He embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A14 Euripides, 20 Oct. 1914 and was killed in action at Gallipoli on 23rd July 1915.
The 4th Battalion was among the first infantry units raised for the AIF during the First World War. Together with the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Battalions, it was recruited from New South Wales and formed the 1st Brigade. Two months after the declaration of war in August 1914, the 4th Battalion embarked with a brief stop in Albany, W.A, arriving in Egypt on 2nd December. The battalion took part in the ANZAC landing on 25th April 1915 as part of the second and third waves.' -- Reference: Australian War Memorial, Online, Jan. 2004.

SERIES 01
David Conroy letter to his mother, 3-6 December 1914, and official correspondence to her, February 1915-March 1916

SERIES 02
David Conroy photographs and postcards, ca.1890-1918

SERIES 03
39th Battallion Royal Fusiliers presentation goblet, 1917, inscribed 1919

Access via appointment - Applies to R 945

Out of copyright: Created before 1955
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales<br>

The letters supplement the Library's extensive holdings of World War 1 material and further document the experiences of young Australian soldiers. -- Curator of Manuscripts, Jan. 2004.
The goblet's connection with the letters (if any) is not clear.
Originally numbered in black ink from page 1 to 14, the pages have been renumbered to page 16 with page 4 absent.
Pages of letter are watermarked, "W.E. Smith's / Extra Strong / Sydney / Made in England"
State Library of New South Wales collection of World War I pictorial material