MANUSCRIPT
Outward correspondence - Eunice Franks
- Date
- 9 Jun 1942-23 May 1945
- By
- Franks, Eunice Frances, 1918-2013
- Reference
- MS-Papers-11648-08
- Description
Letters written by Cecil Franks to his wife Eunice, during his service in World War II. Includes correspondence from Noumea and Manila. Contains an account of travelling from Los Negros Island to Manila via Biak, the Caroline Islands, and Leyte, as well as extensive description of war-torn Manila. Franks description includes the ongoing conflict with the retreating Japanese forces, the destruction of buildings and other scenes of desolation, and the massacre of Filipino civilians at Intramuros walled city.
Other - See MS-Papers-11648-03 for currency and stamps mentioned on pages 16 and 33 on letter dated 19 May 1945
Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Physical Description: MSS, typescript, printed matter
Processing information: Access requirement for permission of the Chief Librarian removed 3 May 2022.
- Access restrictions
- No access restrictions
- Part of
- Franks, Cecil William, 1912-1990: Papers / Series 3 Correspondence
- Format
- 1 folder(s), Manuscripts, MSS, typescript, printed matter
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