| Places | |
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| Accession Number | MSS0648 |
| Collection type | Manuscript |
| Measurement | 55 ITEMS |
| Object type | Manuscript |
| Maker |
Nelson, Rupert Llandels Waldron |
| Date made | 1944-1945 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM315 419/075/007 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Nelson, Rupert Llandels Waldron (Lieutenant, 2/33 Battalion, b.1922 - d.1945)
Description
MANUSCRIPT OF POEMS, MOSTLY WRITTEN WHILE ON ACTIVE SERVICE, POSTHUMOUSLY PUBLISHED AS "FUTILITY: MEDITATIONS OF AN AUSTRALIAN SOLDIER". CONTAINS SEVERAL POEMS INSPIRED BY THE AUTHOR'S INVOLVEMENT IN THE CAPTURE OF SHAGGY RIDGE, RAMU VALLEY IN JANUARY 1944 AS WELL AS OTHER POEMS CONCERNING THE EFFECT OF WAR ON CIVILIANS AND SOLDIERS