Cheers, Reginald (Private, b.1909 - d.1961)

Accession Number AWM2018.608.1
Collection type Private Record
Record type Collection
Measurement Extent: .5 cm; Wallet/s: 1
Object type Souvenir
Maker Australian Military Forces
Date made 1941
Access Open
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

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Description

Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX46876 Private Reginald Cheers, 1 Australian Reserve Motor Transport Company, Australian Army Service Corps, Second Australian Imperial Force, Middle East, 1941.

Wallet 1 of 1 – Consists of one menu associated with the service of Private Reginald Cheers. This menu relates to a Christmas dinner for 1 Australian Reserve Motor Transport Company held in the Middle East in December 1941. This menu shows the food eaten at the dinner, with humorous alternative names for the dishes. It also contains approximately 40 signatures of people believed to have attended the dinner, including the signature of Private Cheers.