Mulcahy, Frank John (Sergeant, b.1917 - d.1979) Accession Number: PR00649

Description

Letters written by Sgt Mulcahy to his family describing the evacuation from Greece, and duties with 1 Australian Corps Signals as a despatch rider in Northern Australia and Morotai. He comments on the French as colonizers of Syria and Lebanon, the Island campaigns as a 'sideshow', escort duties to the Duke of Gloucestor, strong reactions to the Atomic Bomb and issues of Australian politics in 1945.

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Accession Number
PR00649
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Letter
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1941-1945
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.
Provenance
AWM371 95/0924
Copyright
AWM copyright

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