| Accession Number | AWM2019.22.105 |
|---|---|
| Collection number | PR00649 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | File |
| Item count | 20 |
| Object type | Letter |
| Physical description | 137 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Mulcahy, Frank John |
| Place made | Greece, Netherlands East Indies: Halmahera Island, Morotai Island |
| Date made | 1941-1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copying Provisions | Digital format and content protected by copyright. |
| Source credit to | This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government. |
Wallet 1 of 1 - Letters from Frank John Mulcahy to his family, 1941-1945
Description
File of letters relating to the Second World War service of SX3022 Sergeant Frank John Mulcahy, 1 Australian Corps Signals. The letters describe: the evacuation from Greece; his duties with 1 Australian Corps Signals as a despatch rider in Northern Australia and Morotai; His comments on the French as colonizers of Syria and Lebanon; the Island campaigns as a 'sideshow'; escort duties to the Duke of Gloucestor; strong reactions to the Atomic Bomb and issues of Australian politics in 1945.
This file contains:
Letter from Frank John Mulcahy to Folks, Abroad, 22 May 1941 [includes envelope];
Letter from Frank John Mulcahy to Pop, 10 August 1944;
Letter from Frank John Mulcahy to Dad, 8 October 1944 [includes envelope];
Letter from Frank John Mulcahy to Mum, 1 January 1945 [includes envelope];
Letter from Frank John Mulcahy to Mum, 21 February 1945;
Letter from Frank John Mulcahy to Dad, 14 March 1945 [includes envelope];
Letter from Frank John Mulcahy to Mum; 24 March 1945 [includes envelope];
Letter from Frank John Mulcahy to mum, 14 April 1945 [includes envelope];
Letter from Frank John Mulcahy to Mum, 13 May 1945 [includes envelope];
Letter from Frank John Mulcahy to Dad, 31 May 1945 [includes envelope];
Letter from Frank John Mulcahy to Shirl, 13 June 1945 [includes envelope];
Letter from Frank John Mulcahy to Mum, 3 July 1945 [includes envelope];
Letter from Frank John Mulcahy to Shirley, 14 July 1945 [ includes envelope];
Letter from Frank John Mulcahy to Mum, 17 July 1945 [includes envelope];
Letter from Frank John Mulcahy to Mum, 2 August 1945;
Letter from Frank John Mulcahy to Dad, 8 August 1945 [Include envelope];
Letter from Frank John Mulcahy to Mum, 27 August 1945,
Letter from Frank John Mulcahy to Shirley, 13 October 1945;
Mothers's day card from Frank
Greeting card from Frank to All at home