| Accession Number | AWM2021.22.82 |
|---|---|
| Collection number | PR03098 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | Folder |
| Item count | 1 |
| Object type | Papers |
| Physical description | 17 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Aiken, Conrad Potter Peck, John Desmond Various |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | 1941 - 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. |
Folder 2 of 2 - Telegrams from family and friends to Lieutenant John Desmond Peck and Mr and Mrs Peck, 1941-1945
Description
Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX9534 Lieutenant John Desmond "Johnny" "Des" Peck DCM, 2/7 Australian Infantry Battalion, Second Australian Imperial Force, Australia, Palestine, Greece, Crete, Italy, Switzerland and England, 1939-c. 2000.
Folder 2 of 2 - Contains 11 telegrams from family and friends to Lieutenant Peck and Mr and Mrs Peck, 1941-1945. The telegrams predominately contain short congratualatory messages to the Peck family on Lieutenant Peck’s safe return home.
This collection also contains a copy of the poem ‘Simple Farewell’ by Conrad Aiken.