| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR91/093 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 3 items |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Challands, Philip |
| Place made | Australia, Egypt |
| Date made | 1941-1942 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM371 91/0517 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Challands, Philip (Private, d.1942)
Description
Letter from Private Challands to his mother describing his transfer to a machine gun unit, training, the young age of recruits, and his desire to see active service. Other letters from Lieutenant Colonel Macarthur-Onslow and his wife to Challands' parents, describing his death in action at Tel el Eisa.