10. Oktober 2012

Private Wallace Tratford arrives home on leave, Drouin, Victoria

Private Wallace Tratford arrives home on leave, Drouin, Victoria

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Fitzpatrick, Jim, 1916- Title devised by cataloguer from caption on verso.; Condition: Good.; Part of the collection: Drouin town and rural life during World War II.; "U429/15. A.I.F. Private Wallace Tratford, son of 1st Constable James Tratford, Drouin's only policeman (responsible for area of 105 square miles; 3,000 people), arrives home on his first leave from New Guinea battlefronts since he was married..."--Printed on label.; Inscriptions:"U429/15; Paul Guillumette, Inc. 475 Fifth Ave, New York City" --In pencil and stamped on verso.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an24355782; Exhibited: "In a New Light 2", National Library of Australia, 2 December 2004 - 28 March 2005. AuCNL; Exhibited in online exhibition: "In a New Light 2" at www.nla.gov.au/exhibitions/newlig ht2/index.html ANL. Persistent URL nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an24355782 Image by National Library of Australia Commons