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Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX85675 Bombardier John Owen Amos, 7 Australian Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery, Australia, c.1943-1945.
Wallet 1 of 1 contains six letters and one envelope from Amos to his daughter, Judith Ann Amos, written in c.1943-1945 while serving with the 7 Australian Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery in Rathmines, New South Wales and Townsville, Queensland. In his letters, Amos writes fictional stories and includes hand-drawn pictures of animals and characters. Titles of the stories include “Shirley Ann’s Garden”, “Fairy Silverbell’s Shoe”, and “Monty Magpie’s Mounties”. He also writes about local wildlife, receiving mail, and spending time in hospital.
The collection also includes one spiral bound book of letter transcriptions and additional notes relating to Amos and his family.
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Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX85675 Bombardier John Owen Amos, 7 Australian Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery, Australia, c.1943-1945. Wallet 1 of 1 – Contains two folders of mat
Portrait of NX85675 Bombardier John Owen Amos, 7 Australian Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery, Australia, c.1943-1945. Amos was born in San Francisco USA and enlisted in Double Bay NSW on 7 January 1942. He
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX85675 Bombardier John Owen Amos, 7 Australian Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery, Australia, c.1943-1945. Wallet 1 of 1 – Contains two folders of mat
Portrait of NX85675 Bombardier John Owen Amos, 7 Australian Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery, Australia, c.1943-1945. Amos was born in San Francisco USA and enlisted in Double Bay NSW on 7 January 1942. He
Collection relating to the Second World War service of WX13426 Private George Pulford Richards, 2/43 Australian Infantry Battalion, Second Australian Imperial Force, Middle East, 1942. Wallet 1 of 1
Collection relating to the Second World War and Korean War service of 337678 (VX12843) Captain Reginald Walter ‘Reg’ Saunders, 2/7 Australian Infantry Battalion and 3rd Battalion Royal Australian Regi
Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX39057 Lieutenant Cyril John Watson, 4 Anti-Tank Regiment, Malaya, Borneo and Singapore, 1941-1945. Wallet 1 of 1 - Collection contains origina
Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX22347 Lieutenant (Lt) George Hamilton Lamb, 2/2nd Pioneer Battalion, Australia, Palestine, Dutch East Indies, and Thailand, 1940-1943. Collec
