| Place | Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Papua, Owen Stanley Range, Kokoda Trail |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | MSS1117 |
| Collection type | Manuscript |
| Measurement | 2 wallets: 4cm |
| Object type | Memoir, Typescript |
| Maker |
Bridge, Peter |
| Date made | 1942 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM315 419/012/039 |
| 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. |
Bridge, Herbert Kirkman
Description
Collection relating to N242653 Lance Corporal (L/Cpl) Herbert Kirkman Bridge, whilst serving with the Australia Army in, before transferring to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) in March 1943. Comprises an original handwritten memoir titled 'Dulacky', written by L/Cpl Bridge based on his personal diaries kept at the time, and written shortly after the events with which it deals. The memoir is 120 pages in length and deals with Bridge's service with the 3rd Battalion Australian Military Forces and the part the Battalion played in the Owen Stanleys and the Battle of the Kokoda Trail, September to December 1942. A second handwritten memoir titled 'The Third', also written by L/Cpl is included, which appears to be an initial draft of the 'Dulacky' memoir, with changes and annotations by the author. Physically added to the collection in November 2012 was an 80 page typed transcription of 'Dulacky'. This typescript was completed by in 2009 by Peter Bridge, the son of Herbert K. Bridge.