Williams, Walter Alexander (Captain, b.1937) Accession Number: PR02006

Description

Letter written by Captain Walter Alexander Williams whilst serving with 8 Field Ambulance in South Vietnam. Dated 3 February 1968 and directed to the DMS3, Lt Col E W Pretty (Chief Pharmicist at the Medical Directorate) it includes comments on the supply problems during the TET offensive. The letter provides an insight into the day to day problems occurring with the supply of medical and dental items to Australian forces, exacerbated by the demands placed on such by casualties of the Tet fighting.

Details

Accession Number
PR02006
Maker
Captain Walter Alexander Williams
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Letter
Measurement
wallet: 23.5 x 36.2 x 1.3 cm
Date Made
3 February 1968
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Copyright
AWM copyright

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