| Accession Number | PR04951 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | Extent: .5 cm; Wallet/s: 1 |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Moore, David Mackintosh |
| Place made | New Guinea |
| Date made | 1944 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Moore, David MacKintosh (Sergeant, b.1921 - d.1988)
Description
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX152471 (N255672) Sergeant David MacKintosh Moore, B Corps Australian Signals, Second Australian Imperial Force, New Guinea, 1944.
Wallet 1 of 1 – Consists of one letter from Sergeant David MacKintosh Moore to his mother, Mrs Cordelia Blanche Moore, dated 21 January 1944. This letter was written while Sergeant Moore was serving with B Corps Australian Signals in New Guinea. In his letter, Sergeant Moore writes about receiving letters from home, the weather, viewing American films, living in a leaky tent with several friends, doing laundry, and reading a novel in his spare time.