| Accession Number | PR05772 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | Extent: .5 cm; Wallet/s: 1 |
| Object type | Document, Letter |
| Maker |
Department of the Army Green, Gladys |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Footscray |
| Date made | 1950s |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
McInnes, Francis Thomas (Gunner, b.1919 - d.1942)
Description
Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX129356 Gunner Francis Thomas McInnes, Heavy Battery Rabaul (Coastal Battery), Royal Australian Artillery, prisoner of war, 1942.
Wallet 1 of 1 - consists of a document and two letters of correspondence with Gladys Green, McInnes' aunt, regarding McInnes' service, medal entitlement, and death. One letter, sent by Green in the post-war period, protests a proposal that a Japanese submarine be raised in Darwin. She notes that her nephew (McInnes) was killed while a prisoner of war aboard the Japanese auxiliary ship SS Montevideo Maru, and that such a proposal would be a disservice to his sacrifice.