Inventory of Pte George Sullivan's effects.
Production date
22 Jan 1917
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Description
Inventory of effects of Reg No. 1732 TPR Sullivan returned to his parents
Classification
DOCUMENTS Reports
MILITARY Army
MILITARY Army
Production date
22 Jan 1917
Measurements
L210mm x H170mm
Media/Materials description
Indeterminate (Paper) and Ink
History and use
Like many World War 1 servicemen and women, 18-year-old George Sullivan, of Charleville, western Queensland, collected curios while he was overseas. After being fatally wounded during the Battle of Romani in 1916, those in his possession were returned to his widowed mother with this briefly worded inventory.
For the next decade, Mrs Sullivan corresponded with the War Office, sorting out her son’s affairs. The family kept his curios and correspondence for many years, finally donating it to the Queensland Museum in 1983. Medallions, photographs and grave information from the military and government often provided all the information families ever had about the deaths of family members.
For the next decade, Mrs Sullivan corresponded with the War Office, sorting out her son’s affairs. The family kept his curios and correspondence for many years, finally donating it to the Queensland Museum in 1983. Medallions, photographs and grave information from the military and government often provided all the information families ever had about the deaths of family members.
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H41836
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