Vickerman, W "Bluey" (Private) and Herrmann, Erich (Gefreiter - Corporal, German Army, d.1942) Accession Number: PR86/158

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Copies of 1942 diaries belonging to Gefreiter Erich Herrmann (Corporal, German Army) and QX7110 Private W "Bluey" Vickerman, 2/32 Battalion. Also includes a small prayer book (German), two German serials (1945 and 1947) and correspondence relating to the return of Herrmann's diary to his family in 1980. Pte Vickerman assisted Herrmann after the latter was mortally wounded during the Battle of El Alamein. Herrmann passed his diary to Vickerman before he died. Includes translation of German diary.

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Accession Number
PR86/158
Maker
Private W 'Bluey' Vickerman
Maker
Gefreiter (Corporal) Erich Herrmann
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Letter
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1942
Place Made
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 419/116/030
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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