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Title
Courtney family further papers and army realia, 1911-ca. 1980
Creator
Courtney family
Level of description
fonds
Date

1911-ca. 1980
Type of material
Textual Records, Clippings, Badges, Objects
Reference code
913397
Physical Description
0.01 metres of textual material (1 folder)
18 items (insignia, badges, buttons, pips, patches)
ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY

Thomas Courtney was Associate Editor of the Daily Telegraph (Sydney) when he left Australia in 1911 as guest of the Indian Government to cover the Coronation Durbar in Delhi.

Placid Courtney enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force and embarked from Melbourne on the HMAT Nestor on 21 Nov. 1917. He was appointed 2nd Lieutenant in the 23rd Infantry Battalion serving in France.
Scope and Content
SERIES 01
Courtney family further papers, 1911-ca. 1980

SERIES 02
World War I army realia from Placid Courtney, 1914-1918
Copying Conditions
Research & study copies allowed
Name
Australia. Army. Australian Imperial Force (1914-1921). Infantry Battalion, 23rd
Subject
Australia. Army--Officers.
World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--France.

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