Cornell, Leslie G (Private, 2/21 Battalion d.1944); Cooke, Leslie Walter (Private, 2/21 Battalion d.1946) Accession Number: PR90/159

Description

Diary kept by Les Cornell describing training in Australia, active service on Ambon, and imprisonment by the Japanese on Hainan Island. Cornell was killed by Chinese bandits in 1944, after which the diary was continued by Les Cooke. Includes poems, drawings, maps.

Details

Accession Number
PR90/159
Maker
Leslie G Cornell
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Letter
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1940-1945
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Provenance
AWM371 90/0427
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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