| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR82/069 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1cm |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Herbertson, William |
| Place made | United States of America: New York |
| Date made | 1941-1944 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM315 701/015/007 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Herbertson, William (Flight Sergeant, b.1911 - d.1944)
Description
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 424555 Flight Sergeant William Herbertson, No. 460 Squadron, RAAF. Collection consists of a five page extract of a letter written by Flight Sergeant Herbertson describing a daylight air raid made on a power station at Knapsack, Germany, dated 13 October 1941. Also consists of a diary extract written by Flight Sergeant Herbertson while in hospital in New York, written between 21 December 1943 and 22 January 1944. Flight Sergeant Herbertson was killed in a flying battle in Germany on 21 November 1944.