Kelly, Ronald James (Corporal, b.1941)
Private Record PR01170 Vietnam, 1962-1975Copies of letters by Corporal Kelly to his wife while serving with the 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (1 RAR) in Vietnam.
Kelly, Ronald James (Corporal, 1RAR, AMF b.1941) Accession Number: PR87/195
Description
Copies of letters Corporal Kelly (No. 16307) wrote to his wife almost daily from Vietnam while serving with 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment between June 1965 and March 1966. He describes his feelings of being on patrol, discipline problems, Americans, being wounded by a booby trap, his constant desire to return home and the allergy which ultimately led to his return to Australia.
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Accession Number
PR87/195
Maker
Ronald James Kelly
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Papers
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1965-1966
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
1
Access
Open
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Status to be assessed
Provenance
AWM315 419/054/064
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright
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