| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR04747 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 2 wallets : 2 cm |
| Object type | Letter, Document |
| Maker |
Ambrose, Richard Robert James Various |
| Place made | Australia, Malaya |
| Date made | 1941 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Ambrose, Richard Robert James (Corporal : NX31064 : b.1919 - d.1942)
Description
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX31064 Corporal Richard Robert James Ambrose, 2/30 Battalion. Collections consists of letters to family written during 1941 and early 1942 detailing camp life, training in Bathurst and experiences in Malaya; dinner menu from AIF Commanding Officers Dinner at Mess Military Camp in Bathurst in July 1941; Commemorative scroll from King George; Hand drawn map depicting Gemis and Boong villages, a rubber plantation and railway line. Corporal Amrose was killed in action in Malaya on 15 January 1942.