Hanger, William (Sapper)

Places
Accession Number PR03343
Collection type Private Record
Record type Collection
Object type Letter, Document, Photograph
Maker Hanger, William
Place made Australia, Egypt, Ottoman Empire: Palestine
Date made 1916-1919
Access Open
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

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Description

Collection relating to 15670 Sapper William 'Bill' Hanger, 2 Signal Squadron, 1916-1919. It comprises correspondence written by Hanger to Lila Truegold, whom he refers to as his wife. The letters document his departure from Australia, service in Egypt and Palestine and waiting to return to Australia following the armistice. Also included are photographs relating to his service and of Lila.