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Diary of 41530 Private John Neil Parker, 6th Field Ambulance, 2NZEF, 1941 - 1945

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  • Description

    Contains photocopied material. Typed transcripts of diaries, covering a period from 6 January 1941 to 23 April 1945, giving a daily account of life in 6th Field Ambulance, 2NZEF. Covers Parker's time from his departure from New Zealand on 6 January 1941, Egypt, Syria and Italy, until his return to New Zealand on 21 April 1945.

  • Other Id

    1145 (Presto content ID)

    MS-2000-1 (Reference Number)

    15568 (DBTextworks system ID)

    101721 (Legacy number)

    101722 (Legacy number)

    101723

    101724

    101725 (Legacy number)

    101726 (Legacy number)

    101727 (Legacy number)

    2000/1 (Registration number)

  • Department

    Manuscripts

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Catalogue

  • Object Type

    manuscript

  • Name/Title
    Diary of 41530 Private John Neil Parker, 6th Field Ambulance, 2NZEF, 1941 - 1945
  • Primary Maker

     John Parker

  • Date
    1941-1945
  • Physical Description

    7 x spiral-bound volumes

  • Level of Current Record
    Parent
  • Public Access Text

    Readers should note that the faithfulness of some of the diary transcripts is suspect. In these instances entries between sets of duplicates appear to differ significantly.

  • Last Update
    07 Jul 2023
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