| Accession Number | AWM2021.7.20 |
|---|---|
| Collection number | PR04736 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | Wallet |
| Item count | 1 |
| Object type | Letter |
| Physical description | 2 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Coulson, Kenneth Montague |
| Date made | 18 April 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Coulson, Kenneth Montague (Private, b.1925 - d.1945)
Description
Letter related to the Second World War service of WX22555 Private Kenneth Montague Coulson 24 Australian Infantry Battalion.
Wallet 1 of 1 contains a letter Private Coulson wrote to his brother Ernest Coulson on 18 April 1945. The letter contains a hair-raising account of a skirmish with Japanese soldiers in jungle conditions. He also refers to his rifle called "Betty".