Papers of William Towers, 1941-1994 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 45547
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Towers, William Arthur, 1918-1997
- Access Conditions:
- Available for research. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [1941-1994]
- 0.45 m. (3 boxes)
- Summary:
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Papers relate largely to Tower's war service in Japan and include letters, diaries, newsletters of the Fourth Field AIF Association, photographs and postcards of Japan, press cuttings and other memorabilia. 1. Letters to his mother describing war service in Victoria, Queensland, New Guinea, New Britain with the 4th Field Ambulance. Also letters from Japan while serving with the British Commonwealth Occupation Forces, 1941-1947. 2. Diaries recording service in Japan with the BCOF, Feb. 1946-Jan. 1947 (3 vols.) 3. Photographs recording the Hiroshima bombing aftermath, and visits to Tokyo, Kaitaichi, Kure, Fukuyama, Hiro, Niagata and Maiko, 1946-1947.
- Biography/History:
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Soldier. Private with the 4th Field Ambulance in 1941. After serving in New Guinea and New Britain, he joined the British Commonwealth Occupation Forces in Japan, 1945-1947.
- Notes:
- Manuscript reference no.: MS 9112.
- Source of Acquisition:
- Before their transfer to the National Library's custody, the papers were in private ownership and they were described in the Australian Historic Records Register.
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1941-1994
- Occupation:
- Soldiers