| Accession Number | PR01306 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 2 wallets |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Jabbour Najjar, Elias Jabbour Najjar, Rose Manheim, M Mason, Herbert Ernest Pearce, P W E |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | 1914-1944 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Mason, Herbert Ernest (Corporal)
Description
Letters from Cpl Mason (WX8372) to members of his family during his service in the Middle East with 2/28 Bn. Mason who was taken as a POW, died when the ship transporting him from North Africa to Italy (the Nino Bixio) was torpedoed in August 1942. Other letters are from the Jabbour Najjar family in Lebanon and M Manheim in Palestine to Mason's family.