| Accession Number | PR06181 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm |
| Object type | Document, Newspaper cutting |
| Maker |
Cherry, John Howard |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England |
| Date made | 1918 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Cherry, John Howard
Description
Collection relating to 2144 Corporal (Cpl) John Howard Cherry, 59th Australian Infantry Battalion, who was killed in action in France on 4 July 1918. Comprises a 2 page handwritten Will, dated 21 February 1918, and signed John Howard Cherry, an envelope address to Thomas L Adams, 'To be opened on the day of my death is announced in the official casualty list, or if posted as missing four months after peace is signed. JHC', and a newspaper clipping from The Argus, Saturday 27 July 1918, listing Cpl Cherry as amongst those men killed in action.