Vogt, Ronald Matthew (Able Seaman, b.1919 - d.1941)

Accession Number	PR03794
Collection type	Private Record
Record type	Collection
Measurement	Extent: 2 cm; Wallet/s: 1
Object type	Letter
Maker	Vogt, Ronald Matthew
Place made	At sea, Australia: New South Wales, Sydney
Date made	1941
Access	Open
Conflict	Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright	Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain
Copying Provisions	Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.

Description

Collection relating to the Second World War service of 24054 Able Seaman Ronald Matthew Vogt, HMAS Sydney, 1941. The collection consists of four handwritten letters, from Vogt to his mother Florence and father Joseph; describing his travel from Melbourne to Sydney; his work on HMAS Sydney; travel around the Pacific, Southern, and Indian Oceans; and to Singapore, Java and New Caledonia. His letters describe the cities and towns he visited, with particular emphasis on the churches where he attended Mass. The collection also includes two condolence letters (one is not signed) written to his parents following his death on the sinking of the HMAS Sydney on 19 November 1941.