Correspondence Augustus Milton East

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TitleCorrespondence Augustus Milton EastObject TypeDocumentMilitaryDate1918DescriptionCorrespondence Augustus Milton East.

A letter to Augustus East's brother from one of his friends, Private C.J. Smith, No 6392, A Company, Australian Machine Gun Training Department.

Parkhouse Wills England 11 September 1918

Letter is written on Australian Commonwealth Military Forces YMCA letterhead.Provenance and SignifcanceAugustus (Gus) Milton East was born in 1893, the second son of Alfred and Katie East of Shellharbour. He attended Shellharbour Public School and later worked on the family farm at Bass Point.

In 1916, he joined the 18th Battalion AIF to serve overseas. Gus’ training took place in England at Rolleston Camp on the Salisbury Plain. The 18th Battalion left for France 10 October 1917.

After numerous battles and many hardships, AM East was killed at Morlancourt on the Somme, France 19 May 1918, aged 25 years. He is buried at the British Cemetery, Sailly, Laurette, France.DonorBailey, June

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MaterialPaper and ink.Dimensions20cm x 12.5cm.

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