Letter re death of Pte George Sullivan
Production date
10 Aug 1916
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Description
Letter to Mrs Sullivan from Lt. Col. G.H. Bourne describing wounding during action and subsequent death of her son.
Classification
DOCUMENTS Letters personal
MILITARY Army
MILITARY Army
Production date
10 Aug 1916
Measurements
L165mm x H200mm
Media/Materials description
Indeterminate (Paper), ink
History and use
This is a condolence letter from Lt. Col. G.H. Bourne to Mrs Sullivan following the death of her 18-year-old son George during World War 1’s Battle of Romani in 1916. The Lighthorseman's widowed mother spent the next decade corresponding with the War Office, sorting out her son’s affairs. The family kept this 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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Registration number
H41877
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