Letter, Hardie Martin

Maker
Martin, Hardie
Production date
02 Mar 1969
Current rights
All Rights Reserved

Object detail

Brief Description
Letter from Hardie Martin to his parents in Napier dated 2 March 1969.

Hardie writes about being moved close to Bien Hoa airbase, an incident with a spotter plane while out on patrol, heading to Singapore for 5 days rest and recuperation, being redeployed to another company, receiving parcels when on and off base, sending urgent news via teleprinter rather than telegram or mail and giving an example of delays, growing a moustache while on active operations and how dirty he gets while out on patrol.
Production date
02 Mar 1969
Production place
Production period
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Handwritten ink on paper.
Measurements
Height x Width: 205 x 127mm
Subject period
Subject date
Mar 1969
Credit line
gifted by Hardie Martin
Other number(s)
2014/4/24, 89641
Accession number
2014/4/24

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