| Place | Oceania: Australia, South Australia, Adelaide |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR05858 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | Extent: 1 cm; Wallet/s: 1 |
| Object type | Document |
| Maker |
Royal Australian Air Force |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | 1944-1945 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Andrews, Harold Wake (Corporal, b.1907 - d.1979)
Description
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 28055 Corporal Harold Wake Andrews, 7 Royal Australian Air Force Hospital, Royal Australian Air Force, Australia, 1944-1945.
Wallet 1 of 1 – Consists of one Royal Australian Air Force Continuation Member's Pay Book of Corporal Harold Wake Andrews, containing entries dated between 12 October 1944 and 2 August 1945. This Pay Book records details such as postings, rates of pay, earnings, next of kin, and medical information.
History / Summary
Corporal Harold Wake Andrews enlisted to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) on 20 May 1940. He served as a Fitter IIE with the ground crew of 460 Squadron in England. He worked on aircraft such as Wellingtons, Halifaxes, and Lancasters, including “G for George”. In October 1944, Corporal Andrews was declared to be medically unfit. He returned to Australia via Canada and the United States. In Adelaide, he had surgery for a gastric ulcer, which was complicated by abdominal abscesses. Upon his discharge on 16 April 1945, Corporal Andrews was attached to 7 RAAF Hospital.