| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2020.711.7 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | Extent: 1 cm; Wallet/s: 1 |
| Object type | Letter, Card |
| Maker |
Various |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | 2019-2020 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Period 2010-2019 Period 2020-2029 |
Fryer, Erin (Squadron Leader)
Description
Collection relating to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) service of L327908/8198490 Squadron Leader Erin Fryer, Royal Australian Air Force, 2019-2020.
Wallet 1 of 1 - Consists of eight letters, five cards and an envelope Fryer received from family, friends, and acquaintances while deployed with UNMISS from September 2019 to July 2020. The collection includes letters and a Christmas card from Fryer's parents, discussing their recent travels, preparations for Christmas, Fryer's living conditions in South Sudan, and updating her on recent events, such as the severe bush fires throughout eastern Australia. The collection also includes letters from Sharon Nesbitt, of Aussie Hero Quilts, and her two school-aged children. The letters discuss the quilt Nesbitt has made for Fryer, the smoke and bush fires around Sydney, and the lives of Nesbitt and her children, most notably their pets and love for music.