| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR82/147 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: x 1 cm |
| Object type | Letter, Typescript |
| Maker |
Travers, John Leo |
| Place made | Netherlands East Indies: Halmahera Island, Morotai Island |
| Date made | December 1945-January 1946 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM315 419/073/024 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Travers, John Leo (Captain, b.1900 - d.1979)
Description
Copies of letters (1945 - 1946) Captain Travers wrote to his family as well as original notes taken while he was attached to HQ Morotai Force. As part of the Australian Army Legal Corps, Captain Travers defended six Japanese officers on trial for war crimes.