Le Souef, Leslie Ernest OBE ED (Colonel, b: 1900) Accession Number: MSS0783

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Typed photocopy of Le Souef's autobiography "To war without a gun" which was published by Artlook, Perth, 1980. Bulk of manuscript covers capture in Crete, life as a doctor treating fellow prisoners of the Germans. Le Souef was the senior Australian medical officer in Crete. Mentions work in camp hospitals, the conditions and treatment, including Russian POW (prisoners of war) interned in Annaburg, Elsterhorst and Konigswartha. Black and white photographs of Crete, fellow POWs, post war release, reunions and maps.

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Accession Number
MSS0783
Classification
Manuscript
Object Type
Book
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1914-1946
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
1
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
Unlicensed copyright

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