Shellfire and orchids, Not after 1955 [manuscript]. Not after 1955.

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Shellfire and orchids, Not after 1955 [manuscript]. Not after 1955.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/225267789

Manuscript of a book written by Olga Blamey, Sir Thomas Blamey's wife, about their relationship and about Thomas Blamey as a soldier, written down by Pegg Williams. Also two letters, one from Angus and Robertson rejecting the manuscript.

3.0 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7053692

Libraries Australia

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Blamey, Olga.

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Olga was married to sir Thomas Blamey, the Commander in Chief of the Australian Army in the Second World War. From the description of Shellfire and orchids, Not after 1955 [manuscript]. Not after 1955. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225267789 ...

Williams, Pegg.

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Blamey, Thomas, Sir, 1884-1951

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Thomas Albert Blamey (b. Jan. 24, 1884, New South Wales-d. May 27, 1951) was an Australian general serving in World War I with the 1st Australian Division (Gallipoli, 1915) and on the Western Front. From March 1942 through the end of World War II, he was commander-in-chief of the Australian Military Forces. He signed the Japanese surrender document on behalf of Australia, joining General Douglas MacArthur on the USS Missouri on September 2, 1945. He retired in 1946, and in 1950 was promoted to F...