Froggatt, Fleur (Colonel, b.1972)

Collection relating to the Iraq War service of Major Fleur Keough, Army Intelligence, Camp Victory, Baghdad, 2004.

Wallet 1 of 1 consists of six handwritten letters sent to Keough's friend Emily Gibbs in Canberra between February and July 2004. The letters cover subjects such as Emily's care packages to Fleur, the use of Saddam's former palaces as bases, upcoming leave and travel plans, her transfer to a 'think tank' under General Sanchez, the value of the 'interesting' intelligence work she is doing, prison conditions at Al Hillah, her relationship with her partner Adrian, and daily life at Camp Victory including food, entertainment, and a performance by the Washington Football Team cheerleaders.

The letters are amusing - she finally has an office of her own, but it is in what was a toilet block at one of Saddam Hussein's palaces. Brief mention is made of the Australian Prime Minister's Anzac Day 2004 visit to troops. A letter of 20 March 2004 discusses the details of a roadside execution by local police of three of Keough's civilian friends, and notes that 'the coalition is not winning or losing this war - the enemy is like a hydra - you think you cut off a critical head, and it just grows another'. The letters also include two small photographs of Keough at the opening of the Democracy Center in Al Hillah and her visit to a prison in Al Hillah.

Fleur Anna Froggatt is the subjects birth name and current name. She was married to Adrian Keough at the time of her deployment to Iraq, but subsequently divorced and reverted to her maiden name.

• Wallet 1 of 1 - Letters from Major Fleur Keough to Emily Gibbs, Baghdad, February and July 2004