Sheppard, Laurence Rodney (Private, b.1946 - d.1968) Accession Number: PR05539

Description

Collection relating to the Vietnam War service of 3790506 Private Laurence Rodney Sheppard, 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, Vietnam. Collection consists of an original handwritten telegram (in two parts) from Phillip Lynch, Minister for the Army, notifying Private Sheppard's father of his son's death in Bien Hoa Province, Vietnam, when a battalion of the 141st Regiment (North Vietnamese Army), and supporting units attacked Fire Support Base Coral on 13 May 1968. The telegram bears the post office stamp at Sunbury, Victoria.

Details

Accession Number
PR05539
Maker
Phillip Reginald Lynch
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Document
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1968
Place Made
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
2
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction.
Copyright
Commonwealth of Australia copyright

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