Appleby, Sydney Swain (Captain)

Accession Number PR01348
Collection type Private Record
Record type Collection
Measurement 3 wallets
Object type Papers
Maker Appleby, Sydney Swain
Date made 1942-1945
Access Open
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copying Provisions Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Description

Collection of personal and service papers relating to Captain Sydney Appleby and his service in the Citizien Military Forces and in the Pacific with the AIF during the Second World War; the official component includes certificates, maps and reports. A significant proportion of the collection is comprised of personal letters, both handwritten and typed, written by Captain Appleby to his wife and children. Also includes one typed letter addressed to Captian S.S. Appleby from Commander J.C.R. Proud, thanking the members of F.E.L.O. (Far Eastern Liaison Office - FELO) for their good work. An illustrated book titled 'Dash and danger, love and life: the life of Major Sydney Swain Appleby, M.I.D', written by by Captain Appleby's daughter Susan Laidlaw, was published in 2010 using many of the personal letters contained in this collection. A copy of this book is located in the Book Collection, call number 940.5426092 L185d.

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