Tierney, Christopher (Lance Corporal) Accession Number: PR00522

Description

Collection relating to the United Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG) service of 328072 Sapper (later Lance Corporal) Christopher P Tierney, 17 Construction Squadron, Namibia, 1989.

Wallet 1 of 1 - Consists of two used envelopes and a poem. The envelopes were printed for the 17th Construction Squadron while deployed with UNTAG to Namibia and are illustrated with graphics related to the squadron, the United Nations, and Namibia. The poem, entitled "The Toy Soldier", was written by Tierney as a reflection on his [negative] feelings of the experience of being a soldier.

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Accession Number
PR00522
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Poem
Measurement
Extent: .5 cm
Wallet/s: 1
Date Made
1989
Place Made
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
3
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.
Provenance
AWM371 93/0640
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright

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