Cotton, Raymond F (Able Seaman, HMAS Junee, RAN b.1927) Accession Number: PR85/391

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LETTERS DESCRIBING INVOLVEMENT IN ACTION TO RESCUE POW'S FROM AMBON IN 1945

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Accession Number
PR85/391
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Letter
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1985
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright restrictions apply. Permission of copyright holder required for any use and/or reproduction.
Provenance
AWM315 701/022/019
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright

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