| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2020.7.105 |
| Collection number | MSS1656 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | Wallet |
| Item count | 1 |
| Object type | Memoir |
| Physical description | 75 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Hurst, Philip John |
| Date made | 1995 |
| 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 - Bound typescript memoir titled 'My Army Days', by Philip John Hurst, 1995
Description
Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX5862 Private Philip John Hurst, 2/7 Australian Infantry Battalion, 1995.
Wallet 1 of 1 - Collection consists of a bound typescript memoir titled "My Army Days" by Philip J Hurst about his war service from his enlistment in 1939 to his return to Australia in 1945. Hurst recounts his war experiences in the Middle East, North Africa, Greece, Crete and New Guinea. The typescript includes accounts of the battles of Bardia and Tobruk and maps of Bardia, Tobruk, the Western Desert, Greece and Crete.