White, June (Civilian) Accession Number: PR89/183

Description

HANDWRITTEN ACCOUNT (3 P.) "A LONG YEAR FOR AN ARMY WIFE DURING THE KOREAN WAR" DESCRIBING HER LIFE IN AUSTRALIA 1952-1953 WHILE HER HUSBAND SERVED IN KOREA AND INCLUDING A NOTE ON THE LACK OF PUBLICITY ABOUT THE WAR BACK IN AUSTRALIA; TYPESCRIPT "SOME MEMORIES OF A WIFE OVERSEAS WITH AN INFANTRY BATTALION IN ACTION 1957-1959" DESCRIBING HER STAY IN PENANG WHILE HER HUSBAND SERVED IN MALAYA

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Accession Number
PR89/183
Maker
June White
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Memoir
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1989
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
2
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright restrictions apply. Permission of copyright holder required for any use and/or reproduction.
Provenance
AWM371 89/1872
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright

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