Hurst, Philip John (Private, b: 1918)

Places	Africa: North Africa Africa: North Africa, Libya, Cyrenaica, Bardia Area, Bardia Africa: North Africa, Libya, Cyrenaica, Tobruk Area, Tobruk Europe: Greece Europe: Greece, Crete Middle East Oceania: New Guinea1
Accession Number	MSS1656
Collection type	Manuscript
Measurement	Extent: 1 cm; Wallet/s: 1
Object type	Typescript
Maker	Hurst, Philip John
Date made	1995
Access	Open
Conflict	Second World War, 1939-1945
Copying Provisions	Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction.

Description

Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX5862 Private Philip John Hurst, 2/7 Australian Infantry Battalion, 1995.

Wallet 1 of 1 - Collection consists of a bound typescript memoir titled "My Army Days" by Philip J Hurst about his war service from his enlistment in 1939 to his return to Australia in 1945. Hurst recounts his war experiences in the Middle East, North Africa, Greece, Crete and New Guinea. The typescript includes accounts of the battles of Bardia and Tobruk and maps of Bardia, Tobruk, the Western Desert, Greece and Crete.