Crotty, Horace (Chaplain, b.1886 - d.?) Accession Number: 1DRL/0624

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Statement relating to the organisation of the Chaplains' Department. Comments on the lack of authority of the senior chaplain, notes problems arising from division amongst the Christian churches, and comments on the fact that chaplains were not generally assisted by divisional commanders.

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Accession Number
1DRL/0624
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Document
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1922
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 419/001/020
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright

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