Second World War Diaries
While on active service, Australian Army headquarters, formations, and units are required to keep a unit war diary recording their daily activities. Archival series AWM52 comprises the diaries of the 2nd Australian Imperial Force (AIF), Citizen Military Forces (CMF), and British Commonwealth Occupational Force (BCOF) Japan created during the Second World War. More …
- AWM52, Class 1 - Headquarters Units
- AWM52, Class 2 - Cavalry
- AWM52, Class 3 - Armoured Corps
- AWM52, Class 4 - Artillery
- AWM52, Class 5 - Engineers
- AWM52, Class 6 - Survey
- AWM52, Class 7 - Signals
- AWM52, Class 8 - Infantry
- AWM52, Class 9 - Intelligence
- AWM52, Class 10 - Supplies and Transport
- AWM52, Class 11 - Medical
- AWM52, Class 12 - Dental
- AWM52, Class 13 - Ordnance
- AWM52, Class 14 - Australian Electrical & Mechanical Engineers
- AWM52, Class 15 - Pay
- AWM52, Class 16 - Veterinary and Remounts
- AWM52, Class 17 - Postal
- AWM52, Class 18 - Provost
- AWM52, Class 20 - Printing and Stationery
- AWM52, Class 21 - Graves
- AWM52, Class 22 - Labour, Employment and Works Companies
- AWM52, Class 23 - Canteen
- AWM52, Class 25 - Miscellaneous - POW
- AWM52, Class 28 - Camp and Ship Staffs
- AWM52, Class 29 - General Details Depot and Discharge
- AWM52, Class 30 - Leave Transit Depots - Staging Camps - Reception Camps
- AWM52, Class 31 - Rehabilitation
- AWM52, Class 32 - Australian Women’s Army Service Barracks
- AWM52, Class 33 - Psychology
- AWM52, Class 34 - Schools
- AWM52, Class 35 - Training
- AWM52, Class 36 - Volunteer Defence Corps
- AWM52, Class 37 - Troopships
- AWM52, Class 40 - Australian Army Service Corps

