The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Large collection of lettergrams and lettercards written by VX3033 Staff Sergeant Bernard Charles McLenehan (2/21 Ordnance Store Company) (POW No. 91802) to his family from prisoner of war camps in Germany (successively F.S.T 183, Stalag VIIA, Oflag IIIC and Stalag 383) between August 1941 and September 1943. Apart from descriptions of being assigned to a working camp for one brief period, they evoke the tedium of POW camp life, mainly referring to recreational activities, Red Cross contacts, the delivery of mail and parcels, and the weather. Includes one group photograph.
Africa Star. Impressed reverse with recipient's details. Born on 1 May 1905, VX6873 Staff Sergeant Lindon Bernard Laker, Australian Army Medical Corps, enlisted on 30 November 1939 at his hometown o
Defence Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details. Born on 1 May 1905, VX6873 Staff Sergeant Lindon Bernard Laker, Australian Army Medical Corps, enlisted on 30 November 1939 at his home
1939-45 Star. Impressed reverse with recipient's details. Born on 1 May 1905, VX6873 Staff Sergeant Lindon Bernard Laker, Australian Army Medical Corps, enlisted on 30 November 1939 at his hometown
Australia Service Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details. Born on 1 May 1905, VX6873 Staff Sergeant Lindon Bernard Laker, Australian Army Medical Corps, enlisted on 30 November 1939 a
British War Medal 1939-45. Impressed around edge with recipient's details. Born on 1 May 1905, VX6873 Staff Sergeant Lindon Bernard Laker, Australian Army Medical Corps, enlisted on 30 November 1939
Circle of oiled pine wood, though to have been cut from a biscuit or butter box, bearing a low relief carving of Staff Sergeant Lindon Laker's head in profile. The edge has been carved with a raised
