Summary
Temporary leave granting Sapper Alfred Galbraith permission to leave camp to visit Cairo. The pass is written in pencil on graph paper, and is dated 1916.
Born in Maryborough, Sapper Alfred George Finlay Galbraith was the son of Alfred and Amy C. Galbraith, of W.R. Institute, Flinders Street, Station Buildings, Melbourne. He trained as an electrical engineer and enlisted in the Australian Army at the age of 20, in July 1915. His father gave written permission for him to join 'the Military Forces to serve the Empire abroad' (his mother had already died). Galbraith served in the 5th Division Signalling Company, Australian Engineers, AIF, embarking from Melbourne on 23 November 1915 on the 'Ceramic'. He went to Egypt for further training, then was shipped to France, disembarking 27 June 1916 at Marseilles. Less than three weeks later, on 15 July, he received a wound in the thigh and a 'penetrating wound in the neck'. He died the same day at the 8th Australian Field Ambulance.
Physical Description
Small piece of graph paper with rounded corners on right hand side, handwritten in pencil.
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Collection Names
Returned and Services League (RSL) Collection, Military Memorabilia Collection
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Acquisition Information
Donation & Subsequent Transfer from Mrs M. Jamieson, May 1985
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Individuals Identified
GALBRAITH, A.G.F.
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Inscriptions
5/ Leave Pass/ Tel-el-Kibir/ 1916/ No 3648 Spr A.G Galbraith has permission/ to leave camp for the purpose/ of visiting Cairo from 0600 to 2400/ on this date/ (?) Capt./ O.C. 5th Aus Div Sig Coy (?)
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Overall Dimensions
166 mm (Width), 121 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Army Camps, Australian Army, Australian Military Forces, Military Forces, Military Memorabilia, Training, Wars & Conflicts, World War I, 1914-1918