| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 2DRL/0492 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 2cms. |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Meggy, Albert Edward |
| Place made | At sea |
| Date made | 1914-1915 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM93 12/11/4710 |
| 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. |
Meggy, Albert Edward (Private, b.1894 - d.1915)
Description
Collection relating to the service of 761 Private Albert Edward Meggy, 3 Battalion, AIF, at sea, Egypt, Gallipoli, 1914-1915. Collection consists of twenty-one letters written by Private Meggy to family members (i.e. his mother and his sister 'Dolly').
History / Summary
Biographical note: 761 Private Albert Edward Meggy, 3 Battalion AIF. Farmer, of Neutral Bay and Leeton, NSW. Born in Paddington, NSW, 1894; educated at Neutral Bay Public School; joined the AIF on 24 August 1914; killed in action at Lone Pine between 6 and 12 August 1915, aged 21. Son of Percy Robert and Sarah Myrtle Meggy, of Glen Echo, Rangers Avenue, Cremorne, New South Wales.