| Place | Oceania: Australia, New South Wales, Byron Bay |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR04609 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | Extent: .5 cm; Wallet/s: 1 |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | 1942 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Strong, Mark (Lieutenant, b.1915 - d.1942)
Description
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX13370 Lieutenant Mark Strong, 2/2 Australian Infantry Battalion, Second Australian Imperial Force, Australia, 1942.
Wallet 1 of 1 – Consists of one letter of condolence from Mr G Macdermott [identity unknown] to Lieutenant Mark Strong’s father, Mr Alexander Strong. In his letter, dated 9 December 1942, Mr Macdermott expresses his sympathy for the loss of Lieutenant Strong, and describes his good character and devotion to duty.
History / Summary
Lieutenant Mark Strong enlisted to the Second Australian Imperial Force on 26 April 1940. After a period of training, he was posted to 2/2 Australian Infantry Battalion and embarked for service in the Middle East in February 1941. Lieutenant Strong served in Palestine and Syria, and returned to Australia via Ceylon in mid-1942. He then served with his unit in New Guinea. Lieutenant Strong was killed in action in Papua on 21 November 1942. He is buried at Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea.