Military Passes - Augustus Milton East.

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TitleMilitary Passes - Augustus Milton East.Object TypeDocumentMilitaryDate1917DescriptionMilitary Passes - Augustus Milton East..

Military Pass No 76240 Regiment 5th Training & Batt.

Military Pass No 19 Regiment B.Co 5th T.B.

No 6293 Rank Pte East permission to be absent from his quarters from 0700 1st April to 2400 1st April 1917 for the purpose of proceeding to Gosport
Station, Rollestone. Date 31 March 1917.

No 6293 Pte East A.M. Has permission to be absent from his quarters from 0900 9 February 1917 to 2400 12 February 1917 for the purpose of proceeding to London.
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 with red writing.Dimensionsb,16cmx9.5cm a,19.5cmx10cm.

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CollectionObjectsEast, Augustus Milton Collection Last edited by: Will Chittick