Clerk-Dossetor, Colin William (Captain, b.? - d.1943) Accession Number: PR01244

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Letter of 11 September 1945 from the Australian Military Force to the family of QX6542 Captain Colin William Clerk-Dossetor regarding the circumstances of his death during an experimental parachute jump at Cataract Dam. Captain Clerk-Dossetor had been serving with the 1 Australian Paratroop Battalion.

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Accession Number
PR01244
Maker
Colin William Clerk-Dossetor
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Letter
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Provenance
AWM371 96/0744
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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