| Place | Asia: Singapore |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR01046 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1cm (4 items) |
| Object type | Papers |
| Maker |
Barker, Ray |
| Date made | 1941-1942 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Barker, Ray (Acting Corporal, b.1920 - d.1942)
Description
Letter of NX51170 Acting Corporal Ray Barker (2/19th Battalion) to his girlfriend shortly before the fall of Singapore, describing his retreat with Australian forces from Malaya to Singapore, and a letter from a woman through whom it (along with others) was initially addressed. Barker, among the Australian reinforcements on the British transport 'Aquitania', was missing presumed dead around 15 February 1942. Includes a photograph of Barker and a page of autographs of members of the 2/15th Battalion.