Letter; Clara Quilter to her husband Thomas G. Quilter [4 of 4]; Clara Catherine...
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Letter; Clara Quilter to her husband Thomas G. Quilter [4 of 4]
About this object
Letter; [4 of 4]. A heartfelt letter dated 17 December 1942 from Clara Catherine Quilter to her husband Thomas George Quilter. Thomas died on 20 February 1943 while serving with the Royal Engineers in Algeria. We have this letter because it was returned to Clara among Thomas' personal effects.
Here is a link
to Thomas' life story including the wife and child he left behind.
Clara Catherine Quilter (nee McConnell)
Maker RoleLetter writer
Date Made17.12.1940
Place MadeNew Zealand, South Island, Southland, Mataura
Medium and Materialsprocessed material, paper
Measurements
envelope: h 252mm x w 195mm
small
Thomas and Clara Quilter collection
Credit LineFrom the collection of the Mataura and Districts Historical Society Incorporated.
Object Type Object numberMT2015.20.26
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