Papers and realia of Laurence Nicholas Bruce: Dutch Bravery Medal

Title	Papers and realia of Laurence Nicholas Bruce: Dutch Bravery Medal
Subject	World War, 1939-1945--Sources World War, 1939-1945--Australia Military history War stories Western Australia--History Foreign workers, Dutch Shipping
Category	4. World War II
Keywords	enemy
Current holder	State Library of Western Australia
Period of reference	1942 – 1945
Date	March 3, 1942
Link	https://encore.slwa.wa.gov.au/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2987276
Item number	ACC 7735A
Access rights	Request at location
Country of origin	Australia
Place	Broome
Language	English Japanese
Description from source	12p., + boxed medallion. Silver Medal for Humane Assistance awarded to Laurence N. Bruce by the Royal Netherlands Government for his role in saving several wounded Dutchmen during an enemy attack on Broome, 3rd March, 1942. Correspondence dated 1945 relating to the award; copy of an interview with Captain H. Mathisen, master of the 'Nickel Bay' at Rockingham, 11 November 1944; genealogical information on the Bruce family of Cossack; photocopy of Japanese report of the raid (in Japanese)
Physical format	Typescripts Medals
Bibliographic citation	<p><a href="https://www.zotero.org/groups/4688363/oama/items/TH753PUE/">https://www.zotero.org/groups/4688363/oama/items/TH753PUE/</a></p>