Hennessy, Joachim Francis (Chaplain, AIF)

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Accession Number 1DRL/0635
Collection type Private Record
Record type Collection
Measurement 1 wallet: 1 cm
Object type Document
Maker Hennessy, Joachim Francis
Date made c 1922
Access Open
Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. AWM315 419/001/020
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copying Provisions Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Description

4 page typed account titled 'My experiences as a chaplain with the AIF", written by Rev J Hennessy. He relates his experiences as a Roman Catholic chaplain with the AIF, commenting on the satisfaction of troopship work, the need to define the role of the chaplain in battle, and states his belief that chaplains improve morale and discipline.