Mutton, Geoffrey Vernon 'Pa' (Captain)

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Accession Number PR03400
Collection type Private Record
Record type Collection
Measurement 1 wallet: 1cm
Object type Letter
Maker Mutton, Geoffrey Vernon 'Pa'
Place made Australia: New South Wales, Orange
Date made 1995
Access Open
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Description

Collection relating to the service of NX34710 (N78013) Major Geoffrey Vernon Mutton, 2/33 Battalion, Second World War. Collection comprises a letter written by Mutton to NX141420 (N74428, N43056) Lieutenant Colin Horbury Richardson, 3 Battalion, from Orange in 1995.

History / Summary

This letter was written from Geoffrey Mutton to Colin Richardson in response to his enquiries regarding the doctor (Mutton) who performed an emergency improvised surgery on him using safety pins after he was seriously wounded at Templeton's Crossing, Kokoda. Mutton gives vivid details of the conditions and events surrounding the incident.