| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR89/092 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | Extent: 1 cm; Wallet/s: 1 |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Wilton, Mona Margaret |
| Date made | 1941-1945 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM371 89/1073 |
| 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. |
Wilton, Mona Margaret (b.1913 - d.1942)
Description
Collection relating to the Second World War service of Sister (Lieutenant) Mona Margaret Wilton, 2/13 Australian General Hospital, Johore, Singapore, Australia, 1941-45. Sister Wilton was killed by Japanese troops on Banka Island.
Wallet 1 of 1 - contains 3 folders.
Folder 1 contains 5 letters and one partial letter from Sister Wilton, dated between 29 October 1941 and 10 February 1942. Also includes: a note from NX24961 Corporal Ralph H Parkes to Mrs Wilton (Sister Wilton's mother) dated 22 May 1942; two telegrams from Sister Wilton dated 12 and 30 January 1942 reassuring her family that she was safe and well; and a Christmas greetings card from 13 AGH AIF abroad, Xmas 1941, signed by Sister Wilton and addressed to Mrs Stokes.
Folder 2 contains two letters from Australian Military Force - Victoria Line of Communication Area to Mr Frederick R Wilton regarding the fate of his daughter, dated 2 June 1944 and 12 January 1945, and a typed transcript of a similar letter [undated].
Folder 3 contains a handwritten note from Wilma Oram on her release from captivity, a photograph of a group of nurses including Wilma Oram, a handmade card from 'Betty', and a newspaper clipping relating to Sister Wilton's death.