| Accession Number | PR05027 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | Extent: .5 cm; Wallet/s: 1 |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
McKinlay, Allan Frederick |
| Date made | c 1940-1942 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
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. |
McKinlay, Allan Frederick (Signaller, b.1914 - d.2006)
Description
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX27523 Signaller Allan Frederick McKinlay, 9 Division Signals, Second Australian Imperial Force, Middle East, c 1940-1942.
Wallet 1 of 1 – Collection consists of one one-page letter from Signaller McKinlay to his sister, Dorothy Ainsworth, written while he was serving in the Middle East between 1940 and 1942. In this letter, Signaller McKinlay writes of a souvenir butter knife that he created of metal obtained from a crashed German Messerschmitt aircraft and coloured plastic from toothbrush handles. This souvenir originally accompanied the letter.