Waters, Roy Sidney Montague 'Woop' (Lance Corporal, b.1918 - d:c.1990)

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Accession Number PR04343
Collection type Private Record
Record type Collection
Measurement 1 box: 11 cm
Object type Letter, Papers
Maker Various
Waters, Roy Sidney Montague 'Woop'
Green, Edna Olwyn
Place made Australia, Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Ingleburn, British Mandate of Palestine: Palestine, North Africa
Date made 1939-1990
Access Open
Conflict Korea, 1950-1953
Second World War, 1939-1945
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.
Description

Collection of letters, diaries and papers of and relating to NX1574 Lance Corproal Roy S M 'Woop' Waters, who served with 2/2 and 2/11 Battalion in Second World War, including active duty as batman to Lt Col Charles H 'Charlie' Green, Commanding Officer of 2/11 Battalion in Aitape-Wewak campaign in South West Pacific Area during the Second World War.

This material was used by Olwyn Green (widow of Lt Col C Green) in the writing of her book "The name's still Charlie" and contains many of her research notes written at the time. For the collection of Lt Col C Green see PR00466.