Draft Manuscript, A Welfare Officer's War
Maker
Bestall (MBE) Leonard Delabere
Production date
1952
Object detail
Brief Description
Draft manuscript entitled: Tea and Biscuits - A Welfare Officer's War by Leo D Bestall and dated 1952.
Details Bestall's experience in World War II, both in New Zealand and Egypt working in the Church Army. It starts with his journey to the Papakura camp in June 1940 and finishes when he had returned to New Zealand but was still enlisted in March 1942. The source information for this manuscript was his diaries and letters from this period.
Details Bestall's experience in World War II, both in New Zealand and Egypt working in the Church Army. It starts with his journey to the Papakura camp in June 1940 and finishes when he had returned to New Zealand but was still enlisted in March 1942. The source information for this manuscript was his diaries and letters from this period.
Collection
Production date
1952
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Production technique
Media/Materials description
Handwritten and typed black and blue ink on paper bound in card.
Media/Materials
Measurements
Height x Width: 288 x 236mm
Classification terms
Subject person
Subject period
Subject date
1940-1942
Credit line
from the Leo Bestall Collection
Other number(s)
37510
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