Letters from Jack Kerrigan and family to Heather Woods and family, May 1941-November 1946

MLMSS 10174

fonds

May 1941-November 1946

Textual Records, Ephemera

9619457

0.025 metres of textual material (1 folder) - manuscript, printed material

Jack Kerrigan (1917-1945), was the son of Michael and Inez Kerrigan of South Hurstville, New South Wales and a former Kogarah High student and “electric clock worker”. In 1941, Jack enlisted in the 2/1 Australian Medical Regiment A.I.F. and in 1943, joined the 9th Squadron RAAF as a Flight Sergeant. He was shot down over Leuna, Germany on the 14 January 1945 and died on the 22 March 1945, as a prisoner of war in the Stalag IVG hospital, Germany.
Reference:
Library correspondence file.

Heather Joan Woods (-1998) was the daughter of Percy and Elsie Woods, of Kogarah, New South Wales.
Reference:
Australian Electoral Rolls and Ryerson.

Acquired by the vendor from a garage sale.

Twenty six letters most with corresponding envelopes, written by Jack Kerrigan to Miss Heather Woods, Kogarah, New South Wales, May 1941-January 1945. Four postcards of New York City are enclosed with one letter. Jack Kerrigan shares his experiences with the 2/1 Australian Medical Regiment A.I.F. and later as a Flight Sergeant with the R.A.A.F. and R.A.F.
Three letters from Kerrigan family members, Hurstville, New South Wales, to Miss Heather Woods and Mrs Woods, January 1945-November 1946 relaying the news that Jack had died as a prisoner of war in Stalag IVG, Germany.

Copyright status:: In copyright - this collection has multiple copyright owners
Research & study copies allowed: Letters from Jack Kerrigan - author has been deceased for more than 50 years
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