| Accession Number | PR05483 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 5 custom folders; 25 cm |
| Object type | Letter, Digital file |
| Maker |
Seagrove, George Evelyn Coulon |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Australia: Queensland, New Guinea1: Wau Area, Wau, New Guinea1: Wau Area, Wau Bulldog Area, Bulldog, Territory of Papua and New Guinea: New Guinea |
| Date made | 1942-1945 |
| 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. |
| Transcript | Download PDF document of Seagrove, George Evelyn Coulon (Lance Corporal, b.1908 - d.2004) (file) |
Seagrove, George Evelyn Coulon (Lance Corporal, b.1908 - d.2004)
Description
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX142225 Lance Corporal George Evelyn Coulon Seagrove, 9 Field Ambulance. Collection consists of 345 original letters and lettercards, written by Lance Corporal George E C Seagrove to his wife Marjorie between 1942-1945. Topics include: training and bivouacking around Sydney (1942); entrainment to Queensland (Dec 1942 - June 1943); embarkation to New Guinea (June-Sept 1943); detachment to the Bulldog-Wau road Area (Sept 1943 - Feb 1944); deployment to Medical Dressing Station at Wau (Feb-Sept 1944); and return to Australia. Also included are a few service papers plus an annotated typescript which is also available in digital form.