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2/8 Infantry Battalion - Blue Hocken and mates

Details:

Title

2/8 Infantry Battalion - Blue Hocken and mates,

Other title

Blue Hocken, M.J. Dwyer, N.O. New, J. Wilson, J.L. Birkett, N. Bastow, G. Northwood and K. Twitchett,

Name

Blue Hocken, M.J. Dwyer, N.O. New, J. Wilson, J.L. Birkett, N. Bastow, G. Northwood, K. Twitchett,

Also known as

New, Norman Oliver, Northwood, Gordon Charles, Hocken, Joseph Patrick Blue, Birkett, Joseph Leslie, Bastow, Norman, Dwyer, Michael John, Wilson, John Woodrow, Twitchett, Kenneth Max, Blue - Hocken, Joseph Patrick,

Collection

WWII Darwin Commemorative Quilt, HistoryNT, Second World War, 1939-1945, The Darwin Commemorative Wall Quilt,

Date

1992,

Service

Australian Army,

Rank

Major - M.J. Dwyer, Private - Blue Hocken, Corporal - N.O. New, Private - J. Wilson, Lance Corporal - J.L. Birkett, Private - N. Bastow, Sergeant - G. Northwood, Private - K. Twitchett,

Service number

3109504 (VX9768) - M.J. Dwyer, QX18509 - Blue Hocken, VX7008 - N.O. New, VX27793 - J. Wilson, VX1683 - J.L. Birkett, VX44926 - N. Bastow, VX28928 - G. Northwood, VX6829 - K. Twitchett,

Description

"Blue Hocken QX1[8509] 2/8 Vx[5]968 M.J. Dwyer [V]X7008 N.O. New. [V]X7007 J. Wilson. [V]X1683 J.L. Birkett. [V]X44926 N Bastow. [V]X28928 G. Northwood. VX6829 K. Twitchett",

Notes

The quilt was assembled between 1992 and 1994. It was first put on display at the Northern Territory Library in 1995., Quilt section H 5-6, Date of Birth: 1919-12-22 - Blue Hocken, 1918-05-24 - M.J. Dwyer, 1917-06-13 - N.O. New 1919-01-01 - J. Wilson, 1919-06-26 - J.L. Birkett, 19230-02-06 - N. Bastow, 1920-04-12 - G. Northwood, 1919-01-22 - K. Twitchett,

Language

English,

Subject

Quilt, Commemorative, Second World War, 1939 - 1945, Northern Territory,

Series

The Darwin Commemorative Wall Quilt,

Digital format

Cropped 744w X 433h Size 32.41k,

File type

image/jpeg,

Use

Attribution International 4.0 (CC BY 4.0),

Copyright owner

Library & Archives NT,

License

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/,

Related links

https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=440362&c=WW2 [Nominal roll record for G. Northwood], https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=17773&c=WW2 [Nominal roll record for Blue Hocken], https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=422093&c=WW2 [Nominal roll record for N. O. New], https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=418138&c=WW2 [Nominal roll record for J. L. Birkett], https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=422011&c=WW2 [Nominal roll record for K. Twitchett], https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=454602&c=WW2 [Nominal roll record for N. Bastow], https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2/8th_Battalion_(Australia) [Wikipedia: WW2 - 2/8th Battalion (Australia)], https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=789388&c=WW2#R [Nominal roll for M.J. Dwyer], https://hdl.handle.net/10070/848047 [WWII Military Units : 2/8 Infantry Battalion], https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=439335&c=WW2 [Nominal roll record for J. Wilson],

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/74461,

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/335700