Walter, James (Warrant Officer Class Two) Accession Number: PR02004

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Collection relating to the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda II (UNAMIR II) service of Warrant Officer Class II James Walter, Advanced Party Australian Medical Contingent, Rwanda, 1994.

Wallet 1 of 1 - Consists of two typed letters Walter sent home to friends describing his experiences as part of the Advanced Party Australian Medical Contingent to UNAMIR II in Rwanda from August to December 1994. He writes of the short warning for the deployment, of his journey to Rwanda, and his arrival in Kigali. He also provides a summary of the violence and a graphic description of the conditions in the city, describes the contingent's work to clean up and make the hospital operational, the injuries caused by anti-personnel mines, and the contingent's interactions with local children.

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Accession Number
PR02004
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Letter
Measurement
Extent: .5 cm
Wallet/s: 1
Date Made
1994
Place Made
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
2
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copying not permitted
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright

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