Nelson, Rupert Llandels Waldron (Lieutenant, b.1922 - d.1945) Accession Number: MSS0648

Description

MANUSCRIPT OF POEMS, MOSTLY WRITTEN WHILE ON ACTIVE SERVICE, POSTHUMOUSLY PUBLISHED AS "FUTILITY: MEDITATIONS OF AN AUSTRALIAN SOLDIER". CONTAINS SEVERAL POEMS INSPIRED BY THE AUTHOR'S INVOLVEMENT IN THE CAPTURE OF SHAGGY RIDGE, RAMU VALLEY IN JANUARY 1944 AS WELL AS OTHER POEMS CONCERNING THE EFFECT OF WAR ON CIVILIANS AND SOLDIERS

Details

Accession Number

MSS0648

Maker

Lieutenant Rupert Llandels Waldron Nelson

Classification

Manuscript

Object Type

Manuscript

Measurement

Archived measurement

Date Made

1944-1945

Whole/Part

Collection

Item Count

1

Access

Open

Copying Provisions

Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.

Provenance

AWM315 419/075/007

Copyright

Copyright expired - public domain

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