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Princess Royal Fortress Military Museum > Records

Soldier’s Pay Book Issued to Agnes Mary NEWMAN, WF90136 & Pouch

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Australian Military Forces

1943

Overview

Second World War, Australian Military Forces “Soldier’s Pay Book” as issued to Agnes Mary NEWMAN, (nee NOACK) WF90136, tan brown canvas cover, pay book no. 598243 with inside back cover – 2 small black & white portrait photographs of NEWMAN, (front & left side view). Pay book pouch, dark brown in colour.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-12-2024.1.1

Item type

Themes

War and Conflict > World War 2

Material

Width

157 mm

Height or length

105 mm

Weight

41 g

Inscriptions and markings

First page – “Date of Attestation 24.1.43 Age of Enlistment 21“/ “Date Joined Camp 24/1/43”

Contextual information

The solider’s pay book was issued to Agnes Mary NEWMAN, Army no. WF90136. NEWMAN enlisted on the 24 January 1943 at Claremont, serving with the AWAS she was based at Albany from 15 February 1943 – 15 August 1943, and was discharged on the 10 January 1945.

Keywords

Australian Military Forces

Soliders Paybook

Second World War

Princess Royal Fortress

Place made

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Object’s condition or completeness

Well provenanced

Google Maps search term / URL

https://maps.app.goo.gl/gWHZtRH1mm24SAjK8

Geotag

-35.030449, 117.912878

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Last modified

Wednesday, 20 November, 2024

Completeness

88

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