| Place | Oceania: New Guinea1 |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 3DRL/5092 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm |
| Object type | Papers |
| Maker |
Hayman, Frances May |
| Date made | 1942 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM315 419/111/007 |
| 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. |
Hayman, Frances May (Sister, Australian Board of Missions, b.1906 - d.1942)
Description
Collection relating to Sister Frances May Hayman who ran the Missionary Hospital in Gona until her death at the hands of the Japanese in 1942.
[item 1] Original handwritten letter by May Hayman to her sister Violet Waterman, dated 4 August 1942. She describes her flight from the Japanese. Includes envelope.
[item 2] Typescript x 3 of item 1. Copy of the letter also held in PR89/89.
[item 3] Original handwritten letter from the Bishop of New Guinea to Violet Waterman, May Hayman's sister, dated 20/11/1942. The letter gives news of May's death and details of her work in New Guinea.
[item 4] Typescript x 4 of item 3.
[item 5] Photocopy of page 139 of official history entitled 'South-West Pacific Area - First Year: Kokoda to Wau'. This page mentions the death of May Hayman.