Description
Collection relating to the Second World War service of N278205 Chaplain (later Chaplain General) Alan Edward Smirnoff Begbie, Papua, 1942.
Wallet 1 of 1 - Contains 14 loose leaf pages from a notebook Begbie used in late 1942 while serving as an Anglican chaplain with the 7th Australian Division in Papua. The pages record the details (including name, unit, age, next-of-kin, date, and grave location) of the burials Begbie ministered from 30 November to 14 December 1942 during the fighting at Gona. The collection also includes a small booklet of the abbreviated field service to be used by non-Hebrew chaplains in ministering to Jewish soldiers, and typed notes on the burial service to be ministered for non-Christian personnel or enemy dead.
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Accession Number
AWM2022.604.1
Classification
Private Record
Measurement
Extent: 1 cm
Wallet/s: 1
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Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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