1. Drummond, Frederick Agnew Vance Mansfield (Sergeant, b.1922 - d.1941); 2. Drummond, Vance (Wing Commander, b.1927 - d.1967)

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Accession Number PR05764
Collection type Private Record
Record type Whole
Measurement Extent: 4 cm; Wallet/s: 2
Object type Letter, Manuscript
Maker Drummond, Vance
Wilburn, Diana
Place made New Zealand: North Island, Waikato, Hamilton, Vietnam: South Vietnam, Saigon
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Vietnam, 1962-1975
Description

Collection relating the Second World War service of Sergeant Frederick Agnew Vance Mansfield 'Freddie' Drummond and Vietnam War service of O33624 Wing Commander Vance Drummond, Australia, Vietnam, New Zealand, 1965-1966, c 2012.

Wallet 1 of 2 - consists one manuscript 'The Blue Suitcase: the story of an ANZAC boy the late Sergeant Freddie Drummond' compiled by Drummond's sister Diana Wilburn (nee Drummond) and 13 letters from Wing Commander Drummond to his parents, Leonard Henry Vance Drummond and Dorothy Josephine May Drummond (nee McKnight). Includes extracts from his diary and letters he wrote to family members).

Wallet 2 of 2 - contains 13 letters written to Drummond's parents between 30 November 1965 and 3 December 1966 regarding his 12-month exchange posting with the United States Air Force. Topics mentioned include: living and working at Tan Suo Nhut base near Saigon, duties which include planning strike operations but limited opportunities to fly, visiting the US aircraft carrier Enterprise, experience with an F4C Phantom squadron, moving to Bien Hoa and enjoying the opportunity to spend more hours flying, acceptance by USAF to be deployed as a forward air controller, Mirage conversion training after service in Vietnam in preparation for commanding the RAAF's firt Mirage ground attack squadron, and the strategic importance of Tan An. Includes 11 envelopes addressed to Mr and Mrs V Drummond.