| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2020.22.202 |
| Collection number | PR03032 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | Wallet |
| Item count | 1 |
| Object type | Letter |
| Physical description | 12 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Perry, James Lawrence |
| Place made | Japan: Tokyo Bay |
| Date made | 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copying Provisions | Digital format and content protected by copyright. |
| Source credit to | This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government. |
Wallet 1 of 1 - Letters from James Lawrence Perry to Gwen Haylor, 1945
Description
Collection relating to the Second World War service of S/8317 Able Seaman James Lawrence Perry, HMAS Shropshire, Tokyo, 1945.
Wallet 1 of 1 - This wallet contains two letters from James 'Jim' Perry to Miss Gwen Haylor, from Tokyo Bay, August and September 1945. The HMAS Shropshire had come to Tokyo Bay to help represent Australia at the signing of the surrender. The letters offer descriptions of Manila and Tokyo, the signing of the surrender treaty, and the mood aboard ship during the weeks following the cessation of hostilities.