Bates, John Arthur (Driver, b.1920) Accession Number: PR04442

Description

Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX42210 Driver John Arthur (Jack) Bates, 2/4 Field Regiment, AIF. Collection consists of one original handwritten letter and accompanying envelope from Dvr Bates to Miss Carrie Joyce, dated 1 September 1941. The letter thanks Carrie for the photographs she had sent to Dvr Bates previously, and details the recent travelling Dvr Bates has been able to do in the Middle East while with the AIF.

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Accession Number
PR04442
Maker
Gunner John Arthur Bates
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Letter
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright restrictions apply. Permission of copyright holder required for any use and/or reproduction.
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright

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