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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 |
Mutton, Geoffrey Vernon 'Pa' (Captain)
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.