O'Neill, Patrick (Private, b.1919 - d.1996) Accession Number: PR85/246

Description

Letter relating to the Second World War service of VX93500 Private Patrick O'Neill, 2/1 Australian Motor Ambulance Convoy Workshop, 1982.

The collection contains a 1982 letter by O'Neill that outlines the action by 10 Platoon, B Company, 2/6 Battalion during the Wau/Salamaua campaign. He describes an offensive to relieve the 2/3rd Independent Company, which was surrounded by the Japanese, and the courage of Lance Sergeant Jack Quinn who with a mortar wound to his back, crawled up a hill seeking medical assistance.

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Accession Number
PR85/246
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Letter
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1982
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
AWM315 421/011/022
Copyright
Status to be assessed

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