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
Classification
Private Record
Measurement
Extent: 11.5 cm
Wallet/s: 6
Copying Provisions
Copying not permitted
Provenance
AWM315 419/076/063
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright
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