Nelson, Eric (Sergeant, b.1899 - d.2003) Accession Number: AWM2016.53.1

Description

Collection relating to the Second World War and British Commonwealth Occupation Force service of VX39409 Sergeant Eric Nelson, Australian Army Pay Corps, Malaya and Japan, 1941-1948. Collection consists of 20 items including poetry written by Nelson, letters, leave passes, receipts, telegrams and one small notebook used as a diary. The collection follows Nelson's service during the Second World War and also provides some details of the experiences of he and his family while they lived in Japan as part of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force between 1946 and 1948.

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Accession Number
AWM2016.53.1
Maker
Various
Maker
Sergeant Eric Nelson
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Document
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1941-1948
Place Made
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
20
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copying not permitted
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright

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