| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 1DRL/0168 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Burton, Francis James |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Broadmeadows, Egypt, Ottoman Empire: Palestine, Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli |
| Date made | 1914-1917; 1928 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Burton, Francis James (Lieutenant, b.? - d.1917)
Description
Collection relating to service of Lieutenant Francis James Burton, 4 Light Horse Regiment, Egypt, Gallipoli and Palestine, 1914-1917. Collection includes copies of letters written home to family in Australia.
History / Summary
2nd Lieutenant Francis James Burton. 4th Australian Light Horse. Killed in action in Palestine, 31st October 1917. Son of Frederick and Mary Burton, of Nullan, Victoria, Australia.