| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | MSS1203 |
| Collection type | Manuscript |
| Measurement | 1 bound volume & 1 wallet: 5 cms |
| Object type | Typescript |
| Maker |
Griffiths-Marsh, Roland |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | 1940-1945 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM315 749/062/023 |
| 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. |
Griffiths-Marsh, Roland
Description
"The Hem of Eternity". An autobiographical account of the author's war time experiences with the 2/8 Infantry Battalion in Palestine, the Western Desert, Derna, Greece, Crete, Syria, Australia & Borneo. Includes maps, photographs and a glossary. Added to this collection in 2013 was some additional manuscript notes (mainly handwritten) that became a rough draft of the book published by Roland Griffiths-Marsh. Includes some annotations made by Griffiths-Marsh. See also MSS1024 "At the edge of the sword" and published book, "Sixpenny Soldier" (Sydney, Angus & Robertson, 1990), later published under the title of "I was only sixteen".