Letter, Hardie Martin
Maker
Martin, Hardie
Production date
19 Jan 1969
Current rights
All Rights Reserved
Object detail
Brief Description
Letter from Hardie Martin to his parents in Napier dated 19 January 1969.
Hardie writes about a hill the unit is located on and the surrounding area, encounters with various insects, receiving food from the locals, using a light bulb and car batteries for light to write the letter, checkpoints manned by him and ARVN soldiers further down the road, coming home after a few more months in Malaysia, sending a map with his location marked and only a month or less left of time on operations.
Hardie writes about a hill the unit is located on and the surrounding area, encounters with various insects, receiving food from the locals, using a light bulb and car batteries for light to write the letter, checkpoints manned by him and ARVN soldiers further down the road, coming home after a few more months in Malaysia, sending a map with his location marked and only a month or less left of time on operations.
Production date
19 Jan 1969
Production place
Production period
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Handwritten ink on paper.
Media/Materials
Measurements
Height x Width: 270 x 210mm
Classification terms
Subject person
Subject period
Subject date
Jan 1969
Current rights
All Rights Reserved
Credit line
gifted by Hardie Martin
Other number(s)
2014/4/23, 89635
Accession number
2014/4/23
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