Higginbotham, Lindsay P (Private, b.1922 - d.1992) Accession Number: PR03049

Description

Collection relating to the Second World War service of Private Linsday P Higginbotham, 39 Battalion.

Wallet 1 of 1 - contains a 12 page typed memoir describing Private Higginbotham's journey from Sydney to New Guinea on the troopship SS Aquitania and his experiences of the New Guinea campaign in 1942 and the Battle of the Coral Sea in May 1942. Four pages are incomplete.

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Accession Number
PR03049
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Document
Measurement
1 wallet: 1 cm
Date Made
1990
Place Made
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction.
Provenance
AWM371 95/0641
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright

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