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[es-ES]Record tools[es-ES] [es-ES]Displays[es-ES]	Remove from selection Add to selection Número del objetoM2007/013:010 DescripciónThis is a personal letter from Lieutenant Gordon Tonkin who was commander of the platoon that Private Platt was a member of. Tonkin expresses his sympathy to Mr Platt (Roberts Father). Tonkin states that the medical orderlies did all they could for Robert, and that the service for his funeral was conducted by the battalion Padre (not a traditional Jewish service the padre was most likely Church of England or Catholic, Captain George Dick Smith chaplain of the 30th Australian Infantry Battalion) .The letter is two pages long first page part A second page part B. Lugar de producciónNew Guinea Fecha 1945-08-13 Periodo de producciónWWII TemaJewish service, rolls of honour, military service Nombre del objetoletters Materialpaper Dimensiones height: 205.00 mm width: 171.00 mm Línea de créditoSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Mrs Sybil Wolkstein

Número del objetoM2007/013:010

DescripciónThis is a personal letter from Lieutenant Gordon Tonkin who was commander of the platoon that Private Platt was a member of. Tonkin expresses his sympathy to Mr Platt (Roberts Father). Tonkin states that the medical orderlies did all they could for Robert, and that the service for his funeral was conducted by the battalion Padre (not a traditional Jewish service the padre was most likely Church of England or Catholic, Captain George Dick Smith chaplain of the 30th Australian Infantry Battalion) .The letter is two pages long first page part A second page part B.

Lugar de producciónNew Guinea

Fecha 1945-08-13

Periodo de producciónWWII

TemaJewish service, rolls of honour, military service

Nombre del objetoletters

Materialpaper

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Línea de créditoSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Mrs Sybil Wolkstein

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