Butler, John Milton (Lance Corporal) Accession Number: 3DRL/3825

Description

Collection relating to Lance Corporal John Milton Butler who served with 2/23rd Infantry Battalion in the Second World War. Consists of a typescript of a diary kept by Butler from 4 January 1941 to 19 September 1945, and describes his service in North Africa, Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, New Guinea, his return to Australian and eventual demobilisation.

Details

Accession Number
3DRL/3825
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Diary
Measurement
Archived measurement
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Provenance
AWM315 419/015/014
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright

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