Letter of sympathy on death of Colin Smith [PRG 18/46] • Mixed material
Letter of sympathy on death of Colin Smith
Letter of sympathy dated 29 October 1917 from Government House, Melbourne to Andrew Smith, conveying message from King and Queen at the loss of his youngest son Colin, who died in Belgium on 6 October 1917.
Photograph of grave of Colin Smith
Card sent to Andrew Smith from the Australian Imperial Force comprising a photograph of the grave of his son Lieutenant Colin Macpherson Smith, 10th Battalion, who died on 6 October 1917 and was buried at Lyssenthoek Military Cemetery near Poperinge in Belgium, along with details of the gravesite.