Vayne, Roy Clarence (Chief Petty Officer, b.1900 - d.1967) Accession Number: PR03565

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Collection relating to the service of 343 Chief Petty Officer Roy Clarence Vayne, Royal Australian Navy, 1917. Collection consists of a two page letter (with envelope) written by Vayne to Miss Marjorie Mitchell, of Riverton, South Australia, dated 9 September 1917. Mitchell, an eight year old girl, had knitted a pair of socks for her local Red Cross Society branch, which were eventually received by Vayne, serving aboard HMAS Sydney.

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Accession Number
PR03565
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Letter
Measurement
Overall: 263 cm x 206 cm
Date Made
1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copying not permitted
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright

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