| Place | Oceania: Australia, Victoria, Melbourne |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR00332 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 2 wallets: 6 cm |
| Object type | Papers |
| Maker |
Blamey, Thomas Albert |
| Date made | 1942-1953 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM371 91/0073 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Blamey, Thomas Albert, GBE, KCB, CMG, DSO, ED, PSC (Field Marshal, b.1884 - d.1951)
Description
Folder of mixed papers principally related to biographical details covering Blamey's military career, Order of Service for the presentation of the Field Marshal's Baton by the Governer General, William McKell, various portrait photographs of Blamey, newspaper cuttings relating to his death and subsequent state funeral, army orders concerned with the arrangements for the state funeral and a series of newspaper articles written by John Hetherington for `The Argus' examining the military service of Blamey.