| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2019.22.42 |
| Collection number | PR01741 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | File |
| Item count | 1 |
| Object type | Letter |
| Physical description | 216 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
von Bibra, Kenneth Charles |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Puckapunyal, British Mandate of Palestine: Palestine |
| Date made | 1940 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Source credit to | This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government. |
Letters of Kenneth Charles von Bibra, June-December 1940
Description
Letters relating to the Second World War service of VX29109 Private Kenneth Charles von Bibra, 21st Anti-Tank Battery. In his 1940 letters to his wife Joan, Kenneth describes training camp in Puckapunyal, embarkation and sea voyage. He then shares his stories of harbouring in India for a short time, including meeting locals and attending a failed dinner party. From there, he travelled with his unit to Palestine, where he wrote about his experiences, including meeting the local people and learning about their culture, regular duties, attending a Non Commissioned Officer school, gathering material with which to write magazine articles, and going to the picture theatre.
This file contains:
Letter from Kenneth Charles von Bibra to Joan von Bibra, postmarked 25 June 1940, [includes envelope]
Letter from Kenneth Charles von Bibra to Joan von Bibra, Puckapunyal, postmarked 17 July 1940, [includes envelope]
Letter from Kenneth Charles von Bibra to Joan von Bibra, Puckapunyal, postmarked 24 July 1940, [includes envelope]
Letter from Kenneth Charles von Bibra to Joan von Bibra, Puckapunyal, postmarked 31 July 1940, [includes envelope]
Letter from Kenneth Charles von Bibra to Joan von Bibra, Puckapunyal, [c. August 1940], [includes envelope]
Letter from Kenneth Charles von Bibra to Joan von Bibra, Puckapunyal, postmarked 14 August 1940, [includes envelope]
Letter from Kenneth Charles von Bibra to Joan von Bibra, Puckapunyal, postmarked 21 August 1940, [includes envelope]
Letter from Kenneth Charles von Bibra to Joan von Bibra, Puckapunyal, postmarked 26 August 1940, [includes envelope]
Letter from Kenneth Charles von Bibra to Joan von Bibra, Puckapunyal, postmarked 3 September 1940, [includes envelope]
Letter from Kenneth Charles von Bibra to Joan von Bibra, Puckapunyal, postmarked 10 September 1940, [includes envelope]
Letter from Kenneth Charles von Bibra to Joan von Bibra, Puckapunyal, postmarked 17 October 1940, [includes envelope]
Letter from Kenneth Charles von Bibra to Joan von Bibra, Puckapunyal, [c. October 1940], [includes envelope]
Letter from Kenneth Charles von Bibra to Joan von Bibra, [c. October 1940], [includes envelope]
Letter from Kenneth Charles von Bibra to Joan von Bibra, [c. October 1940], [includes envelope]
Letter from Kenneth Charles von Bibra to Joan von Bibra, [c. October 1940], [includes envelope]
Letter from Kenneth Charles von Bibra to Joan von Bibra, 22 October 1940, [includes envelope]
Letter from Kenneth Charles von Bibra to Joan von Bibra, [c. October 1940], [includes envelope]
Letter from Kenneth Charles von Bibra to Joan von Bibra, postmarked 11 November 1940, [includes envelope]
Letter from Kenneth Charles von Bibra to Joan von Bibra, [c. November 1940], [includes envelope]
Letter from Kenneth Charles von Bibra to Joan von Bibra, [c. November 1940], [includes envelope]
Letter from Kenneth Charles von Bibra to Joan von Bibra, Palestine, postmarked 27 November 1940, [includes envelope]
Letter from Kenneth Charles von Bibra to Joan von Bibra, [c. late November/ early December 1940]
Letter from Kenneth Charles von Bibra to Joan von Bibra, Palestine, postmarked 3 December 1940, [includes envelope]
Letter from Kenneth Charles von Bibra to Joan von Bibra, Palestine, postmarked 8 December 1940, [includes envelope]
Letter from Kenneth Charles von Bibra to Joan von Bibra, Palestine, [c. December 1940], [includes envelope]
Letter from Kenneth Charles von Bibra to Joan von Bibra, Palestine, postmarked 12 December 1940, [includes envelope]
Letter from Kenneth Charles von Bibra to Joan von Bibra, [27 December 1940], [includes envelope]