| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR06384 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | Extent: .5 cm; Wallet/s: 1 |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Harrington, Howard Francis Harrington, Nea Lorraine |
| Place made | Australia, New Guinea |
| Date made | c.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. |
Harrington, Howard Francis (Craftsman, b.1913-d.1988)
Description
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX108454 Craftsman Howard Francis Harrington, Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, 129 Australian Brigade Workshop, c.1942-1945.
Collection consists of letters and poems written between Craftsman Harrington and his wife, Nea Lorraine Harrington (née Thorne), while he was serving in the Second World War, as well as a leaf skeleton contained within one of the letters and a telegram envelope. In their letters and poems to one another, Craftsman and Mrs Harrington write of their love for each other and their son, returning home, forgiveness, grieving for lives lost at Souda Bay during the Battle of Crete in 1941, and love for a mother.
This collection contains:
2x Pages of poems from Mrs Harrington to Craftsman Harrington
9x Pages of poems from Craftsman Harrington to Mrs Harrington
1x Leaf skeleton
1xTelegram envelope addressed to Craftsman Harrington at the Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Workshops, Bathurst, stamped 17 July 1944