| Accession Number | PR03682 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | Extent: 1 cm; Wallet/s: 1 |
| Object type | Document |
| Maker |
Australian Military Forces Keen, Jack Robert |
| Place made | Australia, New Guinea |
| Date made | c1939-1945 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Keen, Jack Robert (Warrant Officer Class 2, b.1904 – d.1982)
Description
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX170573 (N272346) Warrant Officer Class 2 Jack Robert Keen, 1 Australian Watercraft Workshop and 110 Brigade Workshop, Second Australian Imperial Force, New Guinea and Australia, c1939-1945.
Wallet 1 of 1 – Consists of documents relating to the service of Warrant Officer Class 2 Jack Robert Keen with 1 Australian Watercraft Workshop in Australia, and 110 Brigade Workshop in Australia and New Guinea. This wallet contains:
1x Fragment of letter from Warrant Officer Keen to his wife, Mrs Fay Keen, [date unknown]. This letter fragment contains knitting instructions, which were used as a code to evade the censor and communicate his location to his wife.
1x New South Wales motor spirit ration ticket, [date unknown].
2x Australian Military Forces driving licences, dated 26 June 1941 and 6 October 1943.
1x Record of Service Book, containing entries dated between 1942 and 1945 [includes wallet].
1x Demobilisation Procedure Book, containing entries dated 1945.
1x Certificate of Discharge, issued 30 October 1945.