Description
Collection relating to Sister Frances May Hayman who ran the Missionary Hospital in Gona until her death at the hands of the Japanese in 1942.
[item 1] Original handwritten letter by May Hayman to her sister Violet Waterman, dated 4 August 1942. She describes her flight from the Japanese. Includes envelope.
[item 2] Typescript x 3 of item 1. Copy of the letter also held in PR89/89.
[item 3] Original handwritten letter from the Bishop of New Guinea to Violet Waterman, May Hayman's sister, dated 20/11/1942. The letter gives news of May's death and details of her work in New Guinea.
[item 4] Typescript x 4 of item 3.
[item 5] Photocopy of page 139 of official history entitled 'South-West Pacific Area - First Year: Kokoda to Wau'. This page mentions the death of May Hayman.
Details
Accession Number
3DRL/5092
Maker
Sister Frances May Hayman
Classification
Private Record
Measurement
Archived measurement
Copying Provisions
Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Provenance
AWM315 419/111/007
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
Conflicts
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