Ayres, Raymond Thomas (Private, 13th Bn, AIF b.1896 - d.1976) Accession Number: PR89/136

Description

HANDWRITTEN RECOLLECTIONS BY PRIVATE AYRES DESCRIBING HIS TIME IN VARIOUS GERMAN PRISONER OF WAR CAMPS STARTING AT FORT MACDONALD AND ENDING AT KEILSBERG. AS WELL AS DETAILING DAILY ROUTINES HE MAKES SPECIAL MENTION OF RUSSIAN PRISONERS OF WAR, THEIR WORK ACTIVITIES AND HIS HOSPITAL TREATMENT

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Accession Number
PR89/136
Maker
Private Raymond Thomas Ayres
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Memoir
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1935
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Provenance
AWM371 89/1445
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright

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