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Second World War Australian Military Forces ‘Delivery Note’ to Sapper Kingsley Charles MOHR WX26433

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1942

Overview

A beige paper Delivery Note to “Mohr K. C.” for 1 pair of khaki shorts written in pencil.

Historical information

The Second World War involved many countries during 1939-1945. Disputes from the aftermath of the First World War combined with the rise of the Axis powers (Germany, Italy and Japan) opposing the Allied Forces (Britain, countries of the Commonwealth including Australia, France, The United Staes, China and the Soviet Union). The war in Europe began with the German invasion of Poland in 1939. The war in Europe officially ended on 8 May 1945 after the surrender of the German forces on 4 May while the Japanese formal surrender ceremonies took place in September. Civilians not only fought in the war but were also impacted by air raids, disease, famine and the loss of ships.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-12-2023.14.15

Item type

Documents

Themes

War and Conflict > World War 2

Material

Paper

Width

107 mm

Height or length

198 mm

Weight

1 g

Inscriptions and markings

“A.A.B. 66 / (Reprinted Feb, 1941) / AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES / DELIVERY NOTE / Date …/…/19… / To MOHR K. C. / Please receive from / the undermentioned articles in good order and condition: / Requisition No. / Shorts Khaki 1 / Received by P. Daley / Date 4/9/1942.”

Contextual information

Sapper Kingsley Charles MOHR WX26433 was born in Northam on 29 August 1909 and was a farm labourer in Koorda, Western Australia, before enlisting at Guildford on 9 August 1941. A Sapper in the Australian Mechanical Equipment Company he spent 1495 days on Active Service in Australia and 625 days on Overseas Service from September 1943 – August 1944 and 10 March – 6 December 1945 before being discharged at Karrakatta on 24 January 1946. MOHR had lived in Denmark Western Australia before enlisting and returned there after the war.

Keywords

Australian Military Forces

Second World War

Place made

Australia

Year

1942

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

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