| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR03186 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 2 wallets: 2 cm |
| Object type | Papers, Letter |
| Maker |
Kelly, Brian Various |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | 1999 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Simpson, Rayene Stewart (Ray) VC, DCM (Warrant Officer, b.1926 - d.1978)
Description
Research papers compiled by Brian Kelly on Warrant Officer Rayene Stewart Simpson VC, DCM who served with the Australian Army Training Team in Vietnam. Kelly's papers relate to writing an entry on Simpson in the Australian Dictionary of Biography (ADB). The papers comprise correspondence with John Ritchie, the general editor of ADB, 1999, photocopies of Simpson's recommendations for the Distinguished Conduct Medal and the Victoria Cross and questionnaires filled out by a number of Simpson's friends and colleagues, 1999.
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