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South East Asian Conflicts: Chronological Guide to AWM records
Section includes records relating to the Malayan Emergency, Indonesian Confrontation, the Vietnam War, and post 1960 defence planning. Records less than 30 years old are generally unavailable under the Archives Act 1983. One exception is AWM 181, Herbicide series, Vietnam.
1) Unit and Operational Records
AWM 95 Australian Army commanders' diaries [related control series: AWM 96]
AWM 98 Headquarters Australian Force Vietnam (Saigon) records [related control series: AWM 104]
AWM 100 Headquarters Australian Force Vietnam (Saigon) records of units under command [related control series: AWM 104]
AWM 101 Records of Chief of the General Staff
AWM 102 Australian Army miscellaneous Vietnam records
AWM 103 Headquarters 1st Australian Task Force (Nui Dat) records [related control series: AWM 104]
AWM 107 Department of Defence, Army Office, military history transcripts (includes Vietnam period)
AWM 115 Headquarters 1st Australian Task Force (Nui Dat) records of units under command [related control series: AWM 104]
AWM 116 Headquarters 1st Australian Logistic Support Group (Vung Tau) records [related control series: AWM 104]
AWM 117 Headquarters 1st Australian Logistic Support Group (Vung Tau) records of units under command [related control series: AWM 104]
AWM 121 Army Office Operations Branch records
AWM 122 Department of Defence, Joint Planning Committee records from joint military operations and plans
AWM 125 Written records, Southeast Asian conflicts
AWM 177 Australian Army commanders' diaries, duplicates
AWM 181 Herbicide series, Vietnam
* Series of commanders' diaries and other formation records used in the preparation of the Australian Army's Report on the Use of Herbicides, Insecticides and other Chemicals by the Australian Army in South Vietnam. The records were made publicly available when the report was tabled in December 1982.
2) Administrative Records
AWM 90 Australian Service Canteens Organisation records
AWM 99 Records of relics held in Museum collections of the Australian War Memorial
* Series of logbooks and other technical records relating to objects in the Military Technology collection.
AWM 120 SEATO records
AWM 121 Army Office Operations Branch records
AWM 122 Department of Defence, Joint Planning Committee records from joint military operations and plans
AWM 175 Press releases (Defence, Navy, Army, Air, Supply)
AWM 176 Defence instructions
AWM 200 Records of Headquarters FARELF (Far East Land Forces) [related control series: AWM 202,
AWM 203, AWM 204]
AWM 201 Records of Headquarters Australian Army Force FARELF (Far East Land Forces) [related control series: AWM 212]
AWM 205 Records of Army Working Group (AWG) [related control series: AWM 212]
AWM 206 Records of Headquarters ANZUK Force (Australia New Zealand United Kingdom) Force [related cotrol series: AWM 212, AWM 213]
AWM 207 Records of Administration Headquarters ANZUK (Australia New Zealand United Kingdom) Force [related control series: AWM 209, AWM 210, AWM 211, AWM 214]
AWM 208 Records of units under command of Headquarters ANZUK (Australia New Zealand United Kingdom) Force [related control series: AWM 212, AWM 215]
AWM 216 Records of Defence Administrative Office (DAO), Singapore [related control series: AWM 212, AWM 217]
3) Biographical Records
AWM 150 Roll of Honour cards, Malayan Emergency
* Series available in microform.
AWM 151 Roll of Honour cards, Malay Peninsula
* Series available in microform.
AWM 152 Roll of Honour cards, Sabah/Sarawak
* Series available in microform.
AWM 153 Roll of Honour cards, Vietnam
* Series available in microform.
AWM 237 Roll of Honour cards, supplementary sources
4) Naval Records
AWM 124 Naval historical collection
* Series of original records and other material acquired by the Navy Historical Records Section and its successors. Covers a broad range of subjects.
AWM 178 Records of the Royal Commission into the loss of HMAS Voyager
AWM 179 Records of the Royal Commission into the statement of Lieutenant Commander Cabban (Second Royal Commission into the loss of HMAS Voyager) AWM 180 Naval investigations and enquiries
5) Private Records
3DRL 6117 Colonel C M Townsend 6th Bn RAR, Long Tan. 1966
PR83/124 Air Commodore D W Colquhoun, Joint Services Staff College notes. 1941-1964
PR87/163 Vietnam Veterans' Association of Australia. Administration papers. 1970-1987
PR89/97 Lieutenant Colonel A B Petersen Australian Army Training Team Vietnam. Report. 1965
* Restricted collection.
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