Object details

Category
Private papers
Related period
First World War (content)
Creator
Vidler, V H
Dimensions

whole: 1 File

Catalogue number
Documents.11459

Object associations

Related objects

Museum's administrative records
IWM to Vidler, Mrs.
Museum's administrative records
Vidler, Edith, Mrs. to IWM
Photographs
Second Lieutenant Bertam Hall Vidler

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