Harris, A (Private, 39th Bn, AMF) Accession Number: PR83/034

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LETTER WRITTEN BY PTE HARRIS TO HIS MOTHER FROM PORT MORESBY DESCRIBING THE EARLY AIR RAIDS AND A POEM "HOW RIFLEMAN BROWN CAME TO VALHALLA", WRITTEN BY GILBERT FRANKAU. LETTER IS WRITTEN ON PAPER MADE FROM SOME SORT OF PLANT MATERIAL, POSSIBLY JAPANESE.

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Accession Number
PR83/034
Maker
A Harris
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Papers
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1942
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 419/042/020
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright

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