Nulty, John William (Corporal, b.1943) Accession Number: PR88/098

Description

Collection relating to the Vietnam War service and military career of Corporal John William Nulty, 1 Field Squadron, RAE, Australia and Vietnam, 1968-1973.

Wallet 1 of 6 - Contains a photocopy of the pocket diary Nulty maintained from 1 January to 31 December 1969 during his service in, and following his return from, Vietnam. The diary contains daily entries and details his activities at various fire support bases, patrol and ambush activities, and wounding and evacuation to Australia.

Wallet 2 of 6 - Consists of various ephemera relating to Nulty's service in Vietnam. The wallet includes Nulty's identification and local leave pass, a flip book containing quick referenced details on military procedures, business cards collected from various bars, barbers and tailors in Vietnam, a US Military Assistance Command ration card, a pocket address book, and the paybook Nulty used from 1969 to 1972.

Wallet 3 of 6 - Contains two printed training notebooks: one on arithmetic, developed for the 1st Recruit Training Battalion at Kapooka; and the other delivered by the Bridging Wing at the School of Military Engineering at Liverpool.

Wallet 4 of 6 - Contains various documents and procedures from the School of Military Engineering. The wallet includes a manual on equipment bridging, a program and notes from the corporal's course Nulty attended in 1971, manuals on chainsaw shaping and sharpening and the forestmill circular saw, and a booklet entitled "Trouble-Shooting in the Circular Sawmill".

Wallet 5 of 6 - Consists of 19 documents relating to Royal Australian Engineers’ procedures for land clearing operations, road construction, soil tests, and heavy equipment operation.

Wallet 6 of 6 - Consists of 5 manuals and workbooks relating to training Nulty completed at the School of Military Engineering.

Details

Accession Number
PR88/098
Maker
Australian Army
Maker
Various
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Diary
Measurement
Extent: 11.5 cm
Wallet/s: 6
Date Made
1968-1973
Place Made
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
43
Access
Restricted
Copying Provisions
Copying not permitted
Provenance
AWM315 419/076/063
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright

Conflicts

Places

Units

More like this

Clark, William 'Bill' Keith (Signalman, b.1946)

Private Record PR05526 Vietnam, 1962-1975

Collection relates to the Vietnam War service of William 'Bill' Keith Clark, 1969 to 1970. Collection consists of a seven-volume diary written in 2013 using letters sent home to family as a reference

Oakley, Gary William (Petty Officer, b.1953)

Private Record PR03219 Vietnam, 1962-1975

Collection relating to Petty Officer Gary William Oakley, Royal Australian Navy, Vietnam War. Collection comprises engineering manuals, books and service documents compiled by Oakley while training a

Cassidy, William Michael (Private, b.1914)

Private Record PR04415 Second World War, 1939-1945

Collection relating to the Second World War service of Q212999 Private William Michael Cassidy, 13 Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps Queensland, Second Australian Imperial Force, Australia, c 1942 - c

Brush, John B (Lieutenant)

Private Record PR01151 Second World War, 1939-1945

Various training manuals and documents used and compiled by NX78919 Lieutenant (Lt) John B Brush. The typed documents were primarily issued by the Second Australian Army Training School at Seymour, fo

Hellwig, Graeme Richard (Corporal, b. 1947)

Private Record PR03645 Vietnam, 1962-1975

Collection relating to the Vietnam War service of Corporal Graeme Richard Hellwig, 102 Field Workshop, Royal Corps of Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Australia and Vietnam, 1969 – 1972

Green, John William (Wing Commander, b.1927 - d.2007)

Private Record PR03867 Period 1950-1959

Collection relating to the Malayan Emergency and flying career of O12192 Wing Commander John William Green, Royal Australian Air Force, Australia and Malaya, 1951-1974. Wallet 1 of 3 - Contains the f

See more similar items →

Record information

Last modified: 13 July 2026 - 7.31 am